All in favour of CB radio
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I HAVE just read Commercial Motor and was surprised at your prejudiced attitude towards CB radio.
Certainly CB is fun, but it does have a serious side. I'm not saying it will stop or dramatically reduce road deaths, but neither does a radio/cassette (or are you against these, too?) I honestly doubt if there is a single hgv driver who sometime in his working day doesn't light a cigarette or eat something while driving along. If you believe that to drive a vehicle safely a driver must keep both hands on the steering wheel then you must also believe that the standard of driving in Great Britain is very low (which is not the case).
I wholeheartedly agree with S. P. Watton (CM August 30) and look forward to your reply to his letter which surely applies to your article also.
I found your article highly dramatised. You don't have to be in a highly remote area to have difficulty in summoning emergency aid. Vandalised phones happen to be a major problem in this country. No one claims you won't get spoof calls, but you get hoax 999 calls. You don't suggest that we should stop the 999 facility?
You claim that London cabbies "bring the emergency services into play when needed and they do it daily", which shows one area at least gains from a two-way radio system. Is it not reasonable to believe that other areas would not benefit in the same way? As for diverting or hijacking loads, any driver who follows an unsubstantiated message is a risk to his employer, CB or no CB.
I do not own a CB at present but as soon as they are legal I will purchase one and maybe you too will be able to see some of the advantages as well as the disadvantages of CB. Until that day the campaign for freedom of speech and another means of enjoyment grows.
S. J. CRA1NLEY Spalding Lincs