Call for tougher penalties after text-messaging driver kills cyclist

Just a reminder really, to be careful on the road. A woman driver aged 24, hit a man as she drove down a road in December of 2001. Ms Ciach was sending an SMS message when her car veered into the bike lane killing 36 year-old Mr Marsh. A Victorian County Court judge handed down a two-year suspended jail term. [ http://abc.net.au/news/australia/vic/metvic-10nov2003-13.htm ]

On a related subject, the http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3251725.stm has an article today on a new law which will come into force in 3 weeks, banning drivers from using mobile phones while at the wheel, and the BBC has posted answers to 10 questions about what UK drivers will and will not be allowed to do while driving.

emily | 4:55 PM | Cell Phones while driving/flying/sailing |
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