Hands off, says Jersey paper to mobile phone drivers

The Jersey Evening Post has launched a campaign to clamp down on people who use their mobile phones while driving. It has joined forces with phone company Jersey Telecom and reader Paul Newman, whose sister was killed by a driver allegedly using a mobile phone at the time. The "hands off" campaign will run in the Post (circ. 21,171) for the next seven weeks, during which time the island's police will be keeping a special eye on motorists. Though using a phone while driving is illegal in Jersey there is widespread non-compliance and more than 300 drivers have already been prosecuted this year. Post editor Chris Bright said: "We hope to encourage our readers to stop and think before they use a mobile phone while at the wheel". (Via Jersey Evening Post)