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Old 03-03-2020, 07:01 PM   #88
borough
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Default Re: QLD Mobile Phone $1k Fine from Feb 1. Also includes passengers.

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Originally Posted by GasoLane View Post
I've been driving interstate for >40 years and have used both whilst driving, albeit the phone use was on country highways and usually at night.

CB conversations were usually about what was going on around me, only one person could talk at a time and conversations were usually brief.

Phone conversations required more concentration even with a hands free setup.

You've obviously used a mobile whilst driving, have you used a CB?.....If so which one do you think required the most thought and concentration in the conversation.
To me a phone conversation requires no more concentration than talking to a passenger in the car or listening to the radio. It is rather simple, a call comes in and I press the answer button on the stearing wheel and start talking, my hand never leaves the wheel or my eyes leave the road. My concentration is the road first and the call second. Using the CB radio required more concentration on my part than a phone call. I've been driving for 20+ years and rack up at least 30,000km a year.
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