RESTING YOUR PHONE ON YOUR LAP IS DANGEROUS
A notification can easily distract you. The phone can also fall down and get stuck behind your foot pedals.
Put your phone away somewhere safe.
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All drivers are banned from holding a mobile phone or resting it on any part of their body, this includes the lap. This rule applies whether or not the phone is turned on.
A notification can easily distract you. The phone can also fall down and get stuck behind your foot pedals.
Put your phone away somewhere safe.
Don’t rest your phone on your body.
You're banned from using handsfree kits, Bluetooth accessories, or the loudspeaker function on your mobile phone. Passengers of a learner or P1 licence holder are also banned from using the loudspeaker function on their mobile phones.
This includes your supervisor.
Pull over and park in a safe place to use your phone.
Using a phone is still illegal if you're stopped at a traffic light. This includes:
MAKING/RECEIVING CALLS
OPERATING THE PHONE IN ANY WAY
SENDING
A TEXT
You can't use your phone at a traffic light.
If you're caught using a mobile phone while driving, you'll receive a fine and demerit points.
Significant penalties apply for mobile phone offences. As a learner or provisional licence holder you could have your licence suspended after just one offence.
Double demerit points also apply for repeat mobile phone offences within a 12-month period.
Evidence shows that peer passenger restrictions reduce crashes involving young drivers.
You can only carry one passenger under 21 (who isn't an immediate family member) between the hours of 11pm and 5am.
This could earn you a criminal record, which may impact your ability to work and travel.
Remember, you have a choice. Use your phone or drive. You can't do both.
