Analysis Reveals Repeated Road Traffic Law Breaches

Motoring organisation RAC has warned that greater enforcement of road traffic laws is required, particularly with regards to the use of mobile phones while driving. 

The warning comes as figures from the DVLA apparently show that more than 6,000 motorists have at least two endorsements on their licence for driving while distracted, including using a handheld mobile phone.

"The threat of a second endorsement and the possibility that they will lose their licence clearly is not enough to deter this hard core of drivers who are either oblivious to, or wantonly disregard, the danger it poses often believing there is little chance of seeing a traffic police officer, let alone be caught by one for using their handheld phone at the wheel,” commented RAC road safety spokesman Pete Williams.

"With an average of 43.5k CU80 endorsements issued each year this represents less than 0.1% of the total number of 48.2 million driving licence holders in Great Britain and yet as the RAC Report on Motoring data shows 23% of drivers admit to using a handheld phone to make calls when driving and 40% admit to doing so when stationary at lights or in queues,” he added. “Clearly, enforcement is falling far short when it comes to tackling the handheld mobile phone menace and the number of CU80 endorsements shows that the massively under-funded police forces are only scratching the surface of the problem.”

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