Post by Dan @ 01:00pm 01/11/12 | 19 Comments
As new mobile phone laws come into effect today in NSW, banning motorists from touching their phones, this police officer was photographed using his phone to take a photo of the Lamborghini beside him.The article goes on to explain that the popo are indeed exempt, providing that it's for work-related purposes, which we presume involves taking happy snaps of exotic cars.
The police car's ignition was on but was stopped at a red light.
Under the state's new laws, a mobile phone can only be used if it is secured in a mounting fixed to the vehicle or can be operated by the driver without touching any part of the phone.
Motorists are banned from resting the phone between their legs or holding it between their shoulder and ear.
When asked about the changes yesterday, the police officer taking the photo replied: "We're exempt from that rule, mate."
The photo, which amusingly also appears to have been taken from the drivers seat of the photographer's car, contrasts the activities in Need for Speed Most Wanted, which is centred around high speed pursuits between outlaws and law enforcement.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted launches today in Australia for PC PS3, Xbox 360 and PS Vita, along with Android and iOS versions, with a Wii U version to follow that console's release. AusGamers will have a full review in the coming days.
Latest Comments
19 Comments
Show
Follow Us
Advertisement
Log In
Posted 02:10pm 01/11/12
in fact all emergency vehicles are exempt from that, thus enabling the drivers to not only use mobiles, but also CB radios, and other communication devices (like computer systems, or laptops)
and that is under the federal road rules so state rules can't over rule it
Posted 02:43pm 01/11/12
Posted 02:47pm 01/11/12
Posted 03:12pm 01/11/12
pretty sure they tried to bring the whole "two hands on the wheel at all times" thing 20 odd years ago, and it was met with a "ffs, what about manuals"
TBH, the main issue that i see isn't so much the talking on the phone, (which is something i've been doing for yonks, same with using the CB radio) the problem is that people place the importance of task order the wrong way around,
it is the road,
the traffic around,
what your car is doing,
then the person on the other end,
most people that get into strive get the order f***ed up, and get distracted by the call,
Posted 08:06pm 01/11/12
And while these new laws may seem frustrating, as do the current QLD laws - they are there to stop idiots and terrible drivers killing other people... I don't care if s*** drivers kill themselves, but I do care when they harm other people (your kids, wife, parents) if I had a dollar for every time I saw some ditzy b**** almost cause a pile up because she was texting or on the phone .....
And while the majority of us may be capable of operating a phone whilst driving - that doesn't mean everyone is!
Posted 09:03pm 01/11/12
One handheld communication device with buttons and a screen is OK but the other isn't?
Posted 09:12pm 01/11/12
luckily it was only his ego and bogan boat that was injured.
Posted 09:24pm 01/11/12
Yeah i know, it never annoys me at all when some person in front of me is looking down for 10 seconds after the light turns green, or you see the car in front lurch forward when they hear a beep before slamming the brakes back on realising the light is still red.
Posted 12:06am 02/11/12
http://www.allianz.com.au/car-insurance/fine-for-an-unlocked-car
Don't leave your windows down in hot weather and make sure you lock your car when you go to pay for your fuel.
Posted 03:21am 02/11/12
no, cant use it
Posted 06:01am 02/11/12
Posted 07:50am 02/11/12
http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Safety/Queensland-Road-Rules/Road-rules-refresher/Other-road-rules.aspx#mobilephone
Posted 09:51am 02/11/12
we pulled up at the lights ok and sat through the red phase, next thing the dude behind me runs into the back of my car...
i'd say he was looking at his phone and saw the lane next to us moving while looking at his phone but didn't look up to realise our lane still hadn't moved yet
it was a odd feeling, you expect to be run into the back of when stopping for lights not when everyone is already stopped
last edited by paveway at 09:51:51 02/Nov/12
Posted 09:58am 02/11/12
Posted 10:20am 02/11/12
but he was a champ through the whole process
Posted 01:08am 04/11/12
Posted 05:53am 04/11/12
Posted 08:56am 04/11/12
Posted 05:32pm 04/11/12
what about all the pedestrians talking on the phone, using their stupid wired headsets while holding and looking at their iphone that just step into the road
fact is there are a whole heap of people that have issues controlling the 80 odd kgs that make up their body (just look around a shopping centre, so many people have no clue whats happening around them, and they bump into people) but we have no issues giving them a little bit of plastic coated paper, and let them control upto 3.5 ton car's or 4wds