Phone call to cost you your license for 3 months?

**PrincessBandit** · 18th October 2009, 11:49

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** · 18th October 2009, 12:20

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

**Indiana_Jones** · 18th October 2009, 12:24

Originally Posted by firefighter

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** · 18th October 2009, 12:31

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** · 18th October 2009, 12:47

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

how fucking easy is that?

**Swoop** · 18th October 2009, 13:01

Bloody excellent!

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

**YellowDog** · 18th October 2009, 13:05

Originally Posted by marty

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** · 18th October 2009, 13:08

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** · 18th October 2009, 13:15

Originally Posted by YellowDog

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** · 18th October 2009, 13:21

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** · 18th October 2009, 13:30

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** · 18th October 2009, 13:54

About bloody time.

**marty** · 18th October 2009, 13:58

Originally Posted by YellowDog

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** · 18th October 2009, 13:59

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