France bans handheld smartphone use in cars, even when stationary with the engine switched off

France bans handheld smartphone use in cars, even when stationary with the engine switched off

In what seems a very misguided attempt to address the problem of road deaths and injuries in France, the government has just banned handheld smartphone use even when the car is stationary and the engine switched off …

Rather than introduce a new law, reports Le Figaro, authorities have just changed the definition of what it means to be driving a car.

Källa: France bans handheld smartphone use in cars, even when stationary with the engine switched off