Now that is an interesting point. As a taxi driver I wondered about this when the mobile phone law came into force, but I think the term " 2way radio" is the get out clause here. You reach forward press a button and speak, with a mobile phone you look who is calling (taking your eyes off the...
Put it this way, the PC who admitted under oath that they never saw me using my phone was a very pretty blonde. Whilst the prosecuting PC is a regular on programs like Police Camera Action etc. He tried to impress a pretty girl at my expense not expecting it to go to court.
The Police already do that with unmarked cars and bikes. I was accused of using a mobile whilst driving by a Police officer, I fought the case and lost! Even though I had concrete evidence that I was not using my phone and one of the Police Officers admitted in open court that they had not...