jakethesnake:
Definitely more than one or two cases a year. The problem is there are many drivers like yourself that think they are perfectly capable to maintain full concentration whilst having a conversation.
Of course a lot depends on the driver and the conversation however I am fairly certain the guy that has been jailed thought he was capable probably making and taking calls everyday.Never had a problem till now.
That’s my point, it can all go wrong very quickly for anyone having their concentration disturbed. It only needs to happen once and in this case the poor driver will regret it for the rest of his life no doubt.
It’s just not worth it to me but I understand it has now become part of the job nowadays.(sadly)
What distracted this driver? Was it the 20 minute phone call, which was completed before he was involved in the colision or was it taking his eyes and attention from the road to dial a number just before the colision?