Hmmm I was told by police that I cant use my mobile phone as a GPS just for the simple reason its still a phone, I asked whats the difference to having an actual GPS as that is still classified as a mobile device
Partly correct.
You can use your phone as phone, camera, GPS, music player etc... providing it's in an approved holder and that you don't touch it whilst the vehicle is not parked.
Most states/territories ban the use of mobile phones altogether by drivers with certain licence levels... eg: Probationary.
Using a dedicated GPS is OK by law... silly rule IMHO that touching a screen is touching a screen, no matter what you call it.
You can still be charged for operating a GPS whilst driving if it causes an impairment to your driving. Operate a vehicle in an unsafe manner, etc.
Rick (22-08-17)
M C Hammer, Can't touch this! Bahahahahaha, who is the person a Tas Pol trying to be hip for the older generationThere’s a common myth that a driver can use their mobile phone while sitting in traffic or at traffic lights – and it’s incorrect – so drivers, when thinking of using your mobile phone, remember the advice from MC Hammer “Can’t touch this”.
Don’t be that person who uses their mobile while driving, you face a fine of $300 and 3 demerit points – and worse, with the inattention you risk crashing and seriously injuring or killing yourself or someone else.
It is illegal to touch your mobile phone while driving this includes having your mobile sitting on your lap and touching and part of the phone for GPS.
The ONLY time it is legal for a driver to use their mobile phone is if it is mounted within the vehicle and can be used WITHOUT touching any part of it.
Last edited by ol' boy; 22-08-17 at 08:42 PM.
If u want to go on an expedition get a Land Rover, if u want to come home from an expedition get a Landcruiser!
Rick (22-08-17)
Its a bit different in Victoria...
Fully licensed car drivers
Using a mobile phone while driving is prohibited, except to make or receive a phone call or to use its audio/music functions provided the phone:
is secured in a commercially designed holder fixed to the vehicle, or
can be operated by the driver without touching any part of the phone, and the phone is not resting on any part of the driver's body.
Using a phone as a navigational device/GPS while driving is prohibited unless it is secured in a commercially designed holder fixed to the vehicle. All other functions (including video calls, texting and emailing) are prohibited.
If u want to go on an expedition get a Land Rover, if u want to come home from an expedition get a Landcruiser!
Given the functions of many of the head units installed into cars these days, you should not even be able to turn on the radio. (Not all cars have steering wheel controls.)
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