Dutch cyclists are going to be banned from using their mobile phones while riding their bicycles. Sadiq Khan, please take note!!!
Anything but the hands-free use of mobile phones will be illegal in the Netherlands from July next year. It's about time something was done about the attitude of cyclists in London too, who believe there's no law they can't break.
The ban will extend an existing law from 2002 making it illegal for car and lorry drivers to use their phones out of hands-free mode. In London, the Met police have been having a crack down on Taxi drivers using their mobiles while being stationary on Taxi ranks......you couldn't make it up. While Private Hire drivers are illegally plying for hire opposite the Kings Cross Taxi rank, undercover police officers with body cams are recording stationary Taxi drivers checking their phone messages/emails and other heinous crimes. Apparently unless you remove the keys, you are still classed as driving, even with the engine turned off. An easy Nick ???
The Netherlands transport minister, Cora van Nieuwenhuizen, told the Algemeen Dagblad newspaper that the draft legislation will make it an offence "to hold a mobile electronic device while driving all vehicles", including bikes.
The maximum fine for breaking the current law is €230 (£205).
"This decision sets a clear standard: if you drive a vehicle in traffic, whatever the vehicle, you do not need to hold a mobile electronic device," Ms van Nieuwenhuizen added.
Surprisingly, bikes outnumber people in the Netherlands.
Last year, the transport ministry said one in three 12 to 21-year-olds use their mobile phones while cycling.
Phones reportedly played a role in 20 per cent of bicycle accidents involving under-25s, the ministry said.
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