Thousands of UK drivers have been subjected to mobile phone usage

London, May 29: UK police have seized about 6,000 drivers using their mobile phones, and according to the latest figures, even after strong penalties for criminals came into effect. Strict penalties have come into force since March 1. According to the rules, the new drivers who used the phone in their driving test in their driving test have been suspended and their 200 million pounds ($ 256) were banned.
The high number of people breaking the law means the "key message still isn't sinking in", said Steve Gooding, director of motoring research charity The RAC Foundation. Road safety charity Brake called for the 200 pounds fine to be "significantly increased" to deter offenders. "Driver distraction is a growing menace and it's worrying that drivers don't seem to be getting the message," the BBC quoted Brake spokesman Jack Kushner as saying.
Pressure to prevent drivers using phones intensified last year in the wake of several high-profile cases as well as research indicating it was widespread. In October, Lorry Driver Tomasz Crocker was sentenced to 10 years in jail for killing his mother and three children on his phone. In 2015, 22 people were killed and 99 seriously injured due to driver using the phone.