Phone Driving - all of us have heard about phone driving, drivers brought to book, fined, having their hand phones forfeited, and suffering 12 demerit points entered against their driving record. What is actually prohibited by the law?
This article seeks to distinguish "old wife’s tales", hearsay and ‘’urban legends’’ and answer the question: just what are the types and forms of hand phone usage prohibited by the law? Can Bluetooth be used to speak? How about the use of speakerphone or hands-free set? How about the car’s built-in phone? Are Walkie Talkies or Citizen Band radios (CB radios) (rare though they may be) covered? What is the situation if pagers are used? Can you page someone? Or read a pager when it buzzes? Can you park the car on the road side and use the phone? Can you compose an SMS whilst the car has stopped at a traffic junction, and press ‘’SEND’’ just before you move the car? How about operating and consulting computerised navigation systems and GPS maps? Are taxi
