Gov't Laptop Ban Hits Driving-agency Performance
News The government ban on the movement of encrypted data triggered a performance slump at the UK's driving safety agency and forced it to temporarily revert from electronic to paper-based processes. The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (Vosa) saw...
[April 7, 2008, 11:52]
RoSPA Calls For Mobile Driving Ban
News The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is calling for a ban on the use of mobile phones while driving, claiming that it is responsible for a number of fatalities. New York recently became the first US state to agree to a ban on...
[July 17, 2001, 12:30]
20,000 Flout Mobile Phone Ban In Scotland
News Scottish police are to launch a crackdown on motorists flouting the mobile phone driving ban after revealing that 20,000 drivers have been caught north of the border since the law came into force in December 2003.
[October 17, 2005, 17:50]
Mixed Signals On Mobile Phone Safety
News Others have wanted to ban bus drivers from using phones, or to force teenagers on conditional-use licenses to lose their driving privileges if caught using a phone while driving. Some people still believe there will be state bans, and ultimately a...
[May 23, 2001, 10:07]
New Rules Outlaw Hand-held Mobile Use While Driving
News Motorists caught using a mobile phone while driving will be on the wrong side of the law from Monday, with the government ban finally coming into effect at midnight. David Jamieson, road safety minister, said in a statement that he hoped the ban...
[December 1, 2003, 14:45]
Blair Reshuffles IT
Talkback Appointing someone whose sole claim to fame seems to be driving through the fox-hunting ban - which 90% of people I suspect cared less about - and wasted an inordinate amount of time in government when they should have been considering important...
[May 12, 2005, 13:03]
Ban On Drivers Backed By Mobile Users
News In August, the government proposed that people who are caught on their mobiles while driving should get points on their licence, and ultimately face a ban. But this doesn't have to mean a ban on all communication in cars as there are a number of...
[October 1, 2002, 14:26]
Fordtelematics Drives Mondeo Man Out Of Trouble
News The Labour MP for Rosendale and Darwen, Janet Anderson, is currently working on a bill which would ban the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving. Picture the scene: You are driving late at night in an unfamiliar location.
[March 22, 2002, 17:58]
Bloody Games Don't Breed Violence
News Instead of focusing on "draconian" legislation to censor or ban video games, Congress's time would be better spent on more research, said Tapscott. For years, we have had religious-based killings," he said, "but we should not try and ban the Bible.
[May 14, 1999, 8:23]
Mobile Phone Car Ban Is Debated
News A mobile phone ban could greatly raise the stakes for companies, changing the popular perk into a lethal liability. The chief executive of mobile access company Visto is irked by mounting political pressure to ban the use of wireless devices in...
[July 3, 2001, 13:39]
Safety Fears Over Mobile Use By Car Drivers
News The research is likely to encourage those who are campaigning for a ban on mobile phone by car drivers. Scientists at the University of Utah found that carrying out a telephone conversation while driving resulted in motorists driving less carefully...
[August 17, 2001, 17:07]
Smart Car Takes Orange Calls
News With a ban on using a handset while driving set to come into force on 1 December, the Bluetooth technology will give drivers the ability to make and receive calls without taking their hands off the wheel.
[October 9, 2003, 11:10]
Wi-Fi: Coming Soon On Board US Planes?
Talkback I, and hopefully those who share these feelings, will give our business to the airlines that have the sense to ban them. In their own dream world walking in the street, or "driving" their cars. Cell phone (ab)users: unconscious, disrespectful...
[June 8, 2006, 21:12]
Demon Defamation Result: A Ticking Bomb For UK ISPs
News Nicholas Bohm, a solicitor at Norton Rose said: "The scales are not weighted.if a person can ban a publication by a simple complaint without taking any financial risk or responsibility himself. This decision will affect not only the way ISPs...
[March 26, 1999, 16:44]
