In reply to Dave Perry:
Agree with your point of drinking hot coffee while driving being distracting. Perhaps not as much as a mobile, as you don't need to take your eyes off the road. But your concentration is shared between the tasks.
Generally, i'm using it where i've not quite finished my morning brew, before having to set off. So usually drink the remainder while waiting at lights, or sometimes on the motorway when it's clear and i'm unlikely to need to do anything other than maintain speed and steer.
Hence why i really don't like ones with handles, as when you go to put the cup away, it gets hooked and you need to glance down to see where you're putting it.
I would like to think i'm acting sensibly, but i can see how easy it could be to stray into a grey area where your driving is more compromised and could cause an accident. Interesting topic, you could argue that looking down to change the radio/air con is as distracting, albeit not tying up one of your hands to retake the wheel.
