That confirms its spokesman at NU.nl after notification from Yahoo! News . A ban is now being studied, because it still very often wrong, according to the spokesman.
accidents involving cyclists is a mobile phone is often the cause. A Dutch study in 2014 found that smartphone use is involved in one in five bicycle accident in which a young person involved. Moreover, the risk of an accident would be 25 times greater if someone while driving is busy texting, email or social media.
In all, at 9 percent of bicycle accidents a smartphone in the game. One gave the three young people (12 to 24 years old) location to the road or to use her smartphone.
The Department will look at how it is regulated in other countries. The spokesman added that campaigns simply go to schools and via providers. In addition, emphasis is possible ban. “You give a clear signal as you do not just say it’s unwise, but it really gives a penalty for that.”
The study should clarify which devices should be banned on the bike. For example, there will also be given to the smartwatch. It should also consider whether possible functions such as flaps should be banned.
A spokeswoman for Safe Traffic Netherlands (VVN) says excited to be that Schultz is seriously looking at the problem. “It does not mean necessarily and legislative change. It can also be a campaign to make people aware of the dangers of bubbles on the bike,” said a spokeswoman for VVN.
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a year ago, Schultz did not know that a ban would not be realized, because it would be difficult to maintain. The minister then said to believe in influencing behavior. “We put in the Netherlands serious behavioral change in a positive way.”
As a result of the next research RTL calls the visit of a man to the House. Last year, his 13-year-old son died in a traffic accident caused by phone usage. The father wants to try to do prevent similar accidents in the future
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