Proceeding contribution from Lord Berkeley (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 1 November 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill on Road Safety Bill [HL].
Road Safety Bill [HL]
My Lords, I know of a case involving a particular train driver. One of his kids was ill. He was driving a train and he had forgotten to switch off his mobile phone. He got a call from the hospital. An inspector was with him in the cab. The driver did not take the call, but switched off his phone. He still got the sack, which proves the point. I shall not go on about mobile phones, but whether we think it right or not, that case proves that a very high standard of driving is expected on trains. If you do not perform to the standard, you get the sack.
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- 686 c342-3
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- 2005-06
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- House of Lords chamber
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- Appeals Death Accidents Bridges Dangerous driving Cameras Finance Immobilisation of vehicles Enforcement Level crossings Large goods vehicles Income Local government Railways Roads Safety Road traffic offences Taxis Sentencing Safety measures Road traffic control Testing Speed limits Driving licences
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- Road Safety Bill (HL) 2005-06
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