UK drivers risk 2 years in prison for cellphone use.

[Kutjara]

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Motorists who use a hand-held mobile phone or fiddle with a satellite-navigation system while driving could be jailed for up to two years.

Prosecutors have said they could be charged with dangerous driving in a dramatically tougher approach to such offences.

Those caught fiddling with an MP3 music player or texting on a mobile at the wheel could also face the charge.

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http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23411328-details/Drivers+risk+two+years+in+jail+for+using+their+mobile+phones/article.do

The article is slightly alarmist, in that the penalty for simple cellphone use (without the added offense of dangerous driving) will remain a $120 fine and three points on the offender's license (out of a maximum of 12). What's new is that if the cellphone (or satnav or mp3) use results in dangerous driving, then it's pokey-time.