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Ban radio broadcasts from containing audio which may distract a motorist

Submitted on Sunday 9th April 2023

Rejected on Monday 17th April 2023

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Ban radio broadcasts from containing audio which may distract a motorist

Petition Details

This petition calls for His Majesty's government to introduce regulations preventing radio stations from containing misleading audio effects within their broadcasts, including within advertisements where applicable, which have the potential to distract motorists.

Additional Information

Audio effects which imitate real-world sounds, including but not limited to emergency sirens, text or telephone notifications, signals such as beeps, or horns, should not be permitted within British radio broadcasts accessible via motor vehicles. As these sounds imitate realistic and probable distractions within a motorist's immediate environment, they are likely to distract an active motorist, potentially leading to increased traffic accidents, injuries, and fatalities.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about broadcast standards for radio are a matter for Ofcom, not the UK Government or Parliament.

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