Lorry driver given four year sentence after fatal

jakethesnake:

Acorn:
Just food for thought. He was on the phone whilst driving. Presumably the person he was talking to also knew he was driving. Shame there is / was no corresponding penalty for being involved. Unless they clearly had been told that he was hands free and kept the call to a minimum.
Shame on them. Shame on all those Tpt offices as well who call their drivers knowing that they could just check telematics before calling a driver and expecting a long complex chat about deliveries etc

That’s the idea, lets blame the person on the other end of the phone as well. :unamused: There is only one person at fault. We all have a choice but unfortunately some don’t listen and seem to think they know better. :imp:

Actually it’s in the law on mobile phone while driving, you can be proscecuted for knowingly calling someone while driving, although not sure if a case has ever come to court.

Employers, managers, colleagues and callers may be legally implicated when a driver uses a mobile phone as causing, permitting, aiding, or abetting the infringement.

And I think any decent company should have policies on mobile phone usage that include communication from the office to the driver.