It is pretty much a given that in most countries around the world, using your phone while driving is considered illegal. The reasons are due to safety which is pretty obvious, so what some people have opted to do is pull their cars over by the side of the road to attend to a call or message.
This makes sense and it does seem safer (to a certain degree), but over in France it is a different story. In a report from Le Figaro (via Engadget), stopping your car at the side of the road and attending to your phone is still considered illegal, and that anyone caught doing that will result in points being deducted from them along with a fine of 135 euros.
There will be some exceptions and that is only if you are in an accident or your car has broken down that you are allowed to pull over and use your phone. So does this mean that you cannot attend to your phone at all? The law states that as long as drivers are in designated parking spots, meaning that these are actual parking spots, like those at a mall, restaurant, street parking, and etc., only then are you allowed to use your phone.
Presumably the idea is that you should only attend to your phone once you’ve reached your destination. That being said will this deter people from driving and texting or calling? We guess we’ll have to wait and see.
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