Bluetooth?

Bluetooth?

In coordination with recent legislations pounded down on frustrated and frazzled motorists throughout Ireland, Bluetooth inevitably has established itself as a personal favourite to scores of commuting and commercial drivers alike, posing a hassle free, points free option to communication whilst driving on the road. Considering the recent leaps and bounds undertaken within the world of technology, its hardly surprising Bluetooth has blasted its way onto the Irish motoring scene. We all hear the term on a daily basis, but what exactly is Bluetooth?

By 2012 it is anticipated a third of new production vehicles will feature wireless Bluetooth communication links as standard, in attempt to offer an easy hands free solution to communication within your car. In summary, Bluetooth is a communications system working within short range, aimed at replacing the cables and wires of fixed and portable electronic devices. Working through a transceiver, the technology allows two devices to be connected wirelessly, allowing simple unrestrained use, i.e connecting your portable Mp3 player to your car stereo without the aid of wiring. Mobile phones, Laptops and headsets can now be connected through BT technology also. Whilst travelling in the car though, its possible uses are paramount. In replacement of a hands free kit, BT can be used in conjunction with an earpiece connection to your mobile phone wirelessly.

Planted forward by the government ensuring a no-tolerance strategy, chatting on your mobile whilst driving can get a straight run of two penalty points and fixed fine sum. Suddenly slamming into action in attempt to decrease the increasing number of fatalities on our roads, Minister for transport Martin Cullin has placed a plan to crack a whip down on drivers who Drink and Drive, speed and/or talk on their mobile phones whilst on road carelessly.

?The campaign to make our roads safer will take a major step forward, the message to motorists is clear, if you hold a mobile phone while driving, you will be caught and punished.? Under section three of the road traffic act 2006, holding a mobile phone whilst driving is taken as a committed offence, even in case of such matters as whether it has been powered on or off at the time relevant. In avoidance of a hefty points haul and fine payment, it is highly recommendable to take action by applying a Bluetooth application to your phone. Most fresh phones offer a Bluetooth setting and optional headset, ideal for conversing whilst on the move. Installing Bluetooth to your car is also highly simple and inexpensive, starting from just sixty Euro onwards for standard kit. Bluetooth has established itself firmly as an innovative yet essential piece of kit for the modern day driver.

With possible introduction of additional bi-laws including an expanding regime targeting provisional Liscenced drivers, the minister intends to keep younger drivers wedged into a lane of fear, also not taking into consideration the extreme extent of his Driver test waiting catalogue, with waiting time in excess of 50 weeks per body. Possibly BT technology may produce a breaktrough assisting provisional drivers in getting their driving test on a sooner basis, or perhaps Cullin will take into consideration the extent of people over which he intends to smash his ever growing list of rule, most likely not. Most likely Cullin has developed a ?Sweet-Tooth? for his recent law enforcing frenzy, with Bluetooth a possible option to escaping the penalty points clocking up regime.

Karl Connolly