Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)

I move amendment No. 3:

In page 3, line 27, after "phone" to insert the following:

"and any other electronic equipment or general apparatus which may negatively affect a driver's capacity to drive".

The original Bill referred to mobile phones, but other electronic equipment is used in vehicles that can impair a driver's capacity to drive. Such equipment includes electric shavers, DVD players and televisions, which I have seen being used in cars. The amendment aims to strengthen the Bill's provisions in this respect. The current situation is madness. Everyone accepts that the mobile phone is out, but shavers, DVDs and TVs should be as well.

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