In car distractions

Nigel

But we hear of people getting fined for eating an apple, is this not just the same distraction as smoking?

As you say the law is a bit screwed up!

As the law has banned the use of mobile phone while driving unless hands free, does this mean the police are also banned from using there 2-way radios while drive as i spotted one today using one, in snowy conditions as well. He was the only one in the car as well? I was in stationary traffic on the way to work and delayed because of the smow. I called the work to say i was going to be late, as the engine was running why would this consitute an offence?

Also why is it illegal to eat and apple, drink from a carton using a straw etc, but not illegal to smoke, light a cigarette, change the radio station or cd, turn the volume up, shout at the kids in the back while looking at them, speaking with a passenger and looking at them(which is like speaking to someone on a mobile phone), wind the window up or down, open the sunroof. The point i'm getting at is there are more distractions in the car than using the mobile or eating an apple.

If the issue regarding the policeman usinghis 2-way is because he receives an extra days training then why does Joe public not get this extra training. Before anyone else mentions the policeman could be on his way to a buglary at my house, but he could also cause an accident on the way and never get there.

The law just seems to be screwed up!