Phone call to cost you your license for 3 months?

[PrincessBandit]

Watch out if you already have lots of demerit points against your license. The ones you get added for being caught with your cell phone to your ear while driving after Nov 1 could be enough to tip the scales over the 100 point limit where you will lose your license.

Ouch.

[firefighter]

Not that it really matters for me, but just out of curiosity, how many demerits is it if you are caught?

[Indiana_Jones]

Not that it really matters for me, but just out of curiosity, how many demerits is it if you are caught?

20 I believe

-Indy

[Taz]

I find the helmet gets in the way on the bike. I really don't need to speak to anyone that badly that I can't just pull over to take a call or call them back later.

[marty]

here's an idea. don't talk on the phone if you're driving.

how fucking easy is that?

[Swoop]

Bloody excellent!

Fucking morons with their cellphone glued to their ear. "Hang up and drive!!!".

[YellowDog]

here's an idea. don't talk on the phone if you're driving.

how fucking easy is that?
When someone phones you, it is hard not to answer the call.

Easy answer: Get a headset or better still get a Parrot car kit that works with the car stereo.

No excuses really and there can't be any complaints.

[riffer]

What a bloody stupid article!

Are they suggesting that no matter how many demerits you have, if the demerits you incur as a result of being busted for using a phone take you over the 100 limit you shouldn't get them?

Get real. Demerits is demerits. Doesn't matter how you get them.

I spent 9 months on 95 and didn't lose my license.

Should be 100 demerits I reckon.

HTFU phone users.

[Swoop]

When someone phones you, it is hard not to answer the call.
Bollocks.

It is bloody easy to do.
I LOVE driving people nuts by NOT answering a call. You can visibly see them twitching as they want to get up out of a seat and walk over to the phone. Then you get the "aren't you going to get that?" with the associated "look"...

Pavlovian response has been added to the telephonic community.

[Ragingrob]

So the phone call ain't costing you your license at all, rather perhaps the other odd 80 points you've gained by performing illegal acts.

What a dumbass article!

[PrincessBandit]

Indeed, as I read it, the ones you earn for being caught with "brick ear" get added to the pile and if it goes over the limit then bye bye little plastic thingy in your wallet. (No, not your "ICE condom", they're not plastic).

Demerits are demerits no matter how you get them.

[Street Gerbil]

About bloody time.

[marty]

When someone phones you, it is hard not to answer the call.

Easy answer: Get a headset or better still get a Parrot car kit that works with the car stereo.

No excuses really and there can't be any complaints.

i'm picking you've never been standing next to someone on the edge of a high building when they said 'you should jump off this'

[gijoe1313]

Hehe, when I'm on the moronway, and I see a driver on the celly - I always go by with my helmet over to the left and my hand to my ear or pretend to hold a phone to it. Amazing how they never notice, but it's blardy obvious to all the other drivers what I'm indicating :lol:

[peasea]

i'm picking you've never been standing next to someone on the edge of a high building when they said 'you should jump off this'

Hmmm, decisions, decisions.

[Indiana_Jones]

I can't believe they let you use a hands-free set up.

Holding the phone isn't the distracting part......

-Indy

[McDuck]

I wounder how strict they will be if the person picks up the phone and begiuns to pull over?

[Ragingrob]

I can't believe they let you use a hands-free set up.

Holding the phone isn't the distracting part......

-Indy

So what... No talking to your passengers then? :buggerd:

[Indiana_Jones]

So what... No talking to your passengers then? :buggerd:

Or eating pies, doing make up, changing tampon....

The list goes on. So why single out one fucking thing? :Pokey:

-Indy

[Molly]

here's an idea. don't talk on the phone if you're driving.

how fucking easy is that?

Agreed. Pull over to take the f'kin' call.

[PrincessBandit]

Holding the phone isn't the distracting part......

-Indy

Might not be "distracting" but it sure as hell makes a sudden steering wheel adjustment (to avoid a kiddie running out in front of the car or avoiding motorcyclist you didn't see till the last minute) tricky when only one hand is on the wheel and the other arm is elbow bent up like a grasshopper.

[paddy]

Does the ruling apply to bikes too?

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[paddy]

Or eating pies, doing make up, changing tampon....

The list goes on. So why single out one fucking thing? :Pokey:

-Indy

The list did indeed go on. About one item too far I'd say. :-)

[SixPackBack]

Or eating pies, doing make up, changing tampon....

The list goes on. So why single out one fucking thing? :Pokey:

-Indy

.......................Bitches flickin' the dolmio sausage outa the window always tickle my pee pee!
Red wings anyone?:dodge:

[Indiana_Jones]

.......................Bitches flickin' the dolmio sausage outa the window always tickle my pee pee!
Red wings anyone?:dodge:

You're a sick cunt Andrew :lol:

-Indy

[pete376403]

Agreed. Pull over to take the f'kin' call.
Unless you're on the motorway. Stop on the m'way to take a call and they'll bill you for stopping where you shouldn't.