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Poll: Should there be a ban on taking calls on hands-free devices while driving?

Research has found it can be as distracting as a hand-held device.

THERE ARE STRICT penalties in Ireland for anyone found using a mobile phone while driving.

But research by the University of Sussex earlier this year found driving while talking on a hands-free device can be as distracting as a hand-held device. The RSA has said that, while it will impact on your concentration, it is not illegal to use a hands-free kit.

So, we want to know: Should there be a ban on taking calls on hands-free devices while driving?

Poll Results:

No (10509)

Yes (3527)

I'm not sure (1171)

Yes
No
I'm not sure

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Michelle Hennessy

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