ACT Policing actively targets people illegally using their mobile phones while driving. If you are caught you will receive a Traffic Infringement Notice.
Note: Under the road transport law, including the Australian Road Rules, driving generally includes riding a motorcycle or bicycle.
The most appropriate place to make or receive a telephone call is on the side of the road when your vehicle is parked. This doesn’t mean you can make a call or use your telephone while waiting at traffic lights.
Mobile phones may be used to make or receive a phone call (other than a text message, video message, email or similar communication) when the vehicle is moving if the body of the phone is:
◾Secured in a mounting affixed to the vehicle while being used; or
◾Not secured in a mounting affixed to the vehicle and is not being held by the driver, and the use of the phone does not require the driver, at any time while using it, to press any thing on the body of the phone or to otherwise manipulate any part of the body of the phone.
Many new vehicles have a blue tooth systems which can be paired with a mobile telephone, allowing you to make a call ‘hands-free’.
If you need to make or receive a call while driving:
◾keep the conversation short;
◾don't engage in complex or emotional conversations;
◾tell the person on the other end that you are driving and may have to end the call abruptly; and
◾end the call if it is distracting you from driving.
Never text or email while driving.
A mobile phone can be important in an emergency. If you need to use your mobile phone to call for help, stop and park safely where you will not endanger yourself or other road users.
The Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Amendment Regulation 2015 (No.2) came into effect on 19 November 2015.
The amendment allows ACT drivers to use their mobile phone for GPS purposes, provided the phone is securely affixed to the vehicle. The mounting used must be one that is commercially designed and manufactured for that purpose and the phone must be secured in the mounting and the mounting must be affixed to the vehicle in the manner intended by the manufacturer. Motorists are encouraged to rely on the GPS’ spoken directions to avoid the need to look at the phone when driving. A rider may not strap a standalone GPS device or a mobile phone to their arm or any other part of their body.
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