Technology and legislation

[flappist]

Poor old traffic law makers.

They banned radar detectors only to have the technology change via trapster and satnavs to make radar detectors almost pointless in heavily travelled areas.

Now with the new Samsung Galaxy S4 they will possibly have another delimma.

It is unlawful to operate a mobile phone while driving by touching it. Hands free is legal.

Leaked specs for the new SGS4 refer to "hover touch" where the phone can be operated without physically touching it.

So is it legal to make calls and texts by waving your fingers in front if the screen rather than touching it?

The wowsers are going to scream no.
The opportunists are going to scream yes.
The coppers are going stand in mute rage.
The lawyers are going to make calls to their local Porsche Centre.
The ambos are going to cancel their holidays.
The media, facebook and twitter are going to melt.
Samsung is going to to need a bigger money bin.

It has been an axiom for millenia that artillary always defeats armour......eventually.......