QLD Drivers 9 points for using mobile fom Sept 1..

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TOUGHER penalties for drivers caught using their mobile phones while driving come into force in Queensland on September 1.

Queensland Police will impose tougher penalties for drivers caught using their mobile phone behind the wheel.

Drivers caught using their phones behind the wheel twice in 12 months will lose 9 of their 12 licence points.

Queensland police have increased the range of operations for better enforcement of the penalties.

Road Minister Mark Bailey has said the new law is not about revenue, but aimed at improving road safety.
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au...e-use/2748742/

[Streets]

Good. Everyone knows by now that distracted driving causes death, yet it's amazing how many people still use their phones while driving.

[Road Games]

In the truck I see every other driver texting while they pass me it is an absolute joke !!

[JC]

Originally Posted by DAZZLR

In the truck I see every other driver texting while they pass me it is an absolute joke !!

You are allowed to toot/honk them; the horn can be used to warn of impending danger......

[Road Games]

Originally Posted by JC

You are allowed to toot/honk them; the horn can be used to warn of impending danger......

LOL i would never do that ....

[twodogs]

Originally Posted by DAZZLR

In the truck I see every other driver texting while they pass me it is an absolute joke !!

Yep,I see the same **** every day too .
The best one I saw one day ,a car all over the road so I got up on his left side and he had his head down using his laptop with both hands. Blew the **** out of air horns he threw it on the floor pretty quickly.

[xrystl]

Originally Posted by twodogs

Yep,I see the same **** every day too .
The best one I saw one day ,a car all over the road so I got up on his left side and he had his head down using his laptop with both hands. Blew the **** out of air horns he threw it on the floor pretty quickly.

I do the same , I get as close to the drivers door as I can then hit the horn it gives them a real reality check .

[pottery beige]

i miss phones with oldskoools buttons

you could punch a half decent txt out just by feel and not be all over the road

bring them back

[LG17]

Wow, didn't even realise we got 12 points to play with!

[castellan]

Young drivers are the worse, so I am informed, that the phone rules their life and they can not keep away from it and it's causing a lot of danger on the roads, that we now have to have such strict laws to try to prevent the stupidity of such people.

[Kingsley]

Originally Posted by castellan

Young drivers are the worse, so I am informed, that the phone rules their life and they can not keep away from it and it's causing a lot of danger on the roads, that we now have to have such strict laws to try to prevent the stupidity of such people.

No discrimination here in the Hunter, All age groups and walks of life are doing it. People too busy with their head down at the lights and missing the green isn't just young people. Every second car seems to be doing it.

Where I pick my son up from school there's usually a fleet of middle aged mums who are busy throwing u-turns over double lines in front of oncoming traffic out the front of the school with phones wedged in their ear so they can get as close as they can to the gate. Best part is none of them miss a beat while they get the other kids out of the car one handed and walk down to the gate still with the phone wedged in their ear!!

I've also seen a handful of tradies that are not only talking on the phone while driving, but doing their paperwork at the same time!! Multi tasking at it's most dangerous.

[Beastie]

I have a 23 yo and a 19 yo and when I was teaching them how to drive, I told them both that if they ever get caught driving with their phone, I would take their car off them!

So far so good...Not that they would tell me

[Ben73]

Originally Posted by superpursuit05

No discrimination here in the Hunter, All age groups and walks of life are doing it. People too busy with their head down at the lights and missing the green isn't just young people. Every second car seems to be doing it.

Where I pick my son up from school there's usually a fleet of middle aged mums who are busy throwing u-turns over double lines in front of oncoming traffic out the front of the school with phones wedged in their ear so they can get as close as they can to the gate. Best part is none of them miss a beat while they get the other kids out of the car

I reckon I see more people over the age of 25 on the phone while driving than people under the age of 25. Of course that's because the majority of drivers are over the age of 25. This is not an age problem, it's right across the board of green P platers to people in their mid 50s or so.

Hardly see red p platers on the phone. Probably because they are not confident or comfortable enough to do it straight away.

[castellan]

Originally Posted by superpursuit05

No discrimination here in the Hunter, All age groups and walks of life are doing it. People too busy with their head down at the lights and missing the green isn't just young people. Every second car seems to be doing it.

Where I pick my son up from school there's usually a fleet of middle aged mums who are busy throwing u-turns over double lines in front of oncoming traffic out the front of the school with phones wedged in their ear so they can get as close as they can to the gate. Best part is none of them miss a beat while they get the other kids out of the car one handed and walk down to the gate still with the phone wedged in their ear!!

I've also seen a handful of tradies that are not only talking on the phone while driving, but doing their paperwork at the same time!! Multi tasking at it's most dangerous.

Sure they are, but it's young girls that are the worst, not all young girls mind they hear it beep and have to go look directly.

Metro boys are the next mob that can't control their urge for phone use.

Trades do as you say, but are mainly not as stupid as some and have good reason to be on the phone because they have too, as it's not just for a load of bull.
Truckies can use UHF and they have to.
Cops have to as well.
But they don't text do they, but if they do well

I have an idiot builder mate who was always on the phone when driving and has never had a smash because of using the phone, I have said why don't you get hands free phone. he is a full on rubber neck looking at woman in cars or walking about, I say yer yer yer keep ya pants on and watch the road tiger.
The bastard was laying his signature out front my house, 1st gear then 2ed he was doing well, then got way out of control and lost it, so I have black marks all the way up the street now from my place. he will never live that one down.

[marty351]

At traffic lights, light turns green. Wait. No movement. Toot horn, see head look up.

Phones should be banned (in vehicles) unless it's hands free.
Texting is far worse than talking on a phone, sadly most go unnoticed by the law until it's too late.

[J.C.]

Originally Posted by marty351

Texting is far worse than talking on a phone, sadly most go unnoticed by the law until it's too late.

What's worse still is when the law is spotted on the phone while driving. Now that is the height of hypocrisy if I ever did see a firm example of one.

I have no problems with this move. No one can doubt that mobile phones are a very big distraction while driving. If you do, run off and give yourself and uppercut or two followed by a good dose of reality check.

[blackf6]

Ignition on. Phone off.

[Road Games]

But the law is the law

[marty351]

Talking is one thing, partial distraction, but texting, total distraction.
Driving requires attention! < underline

[Ben73]

Should be 9 points if you are caught once texting while driving. Talking on the phone is bad, but texting or doing anything that requires you to look down is millions times worse.
Saw some clown all over the road in front of me. Down the road I get up next to him and see him looking at his phone. Had his mobile number on the back of his car, I was so tempted to put my number on private and call him and tell him off. Unfortunately I was driving so I couldn't.

[blackf6]

Stuffs me why kids think they can text, drive around a corner with oppisite lock, feathering the throttle, crossing it up. Will never know.

[Express]

Originally Posted by DeJaVu GT

Stuffs me why kids think they can text, drive around a corner with oppisite lock, feathering the throttle, crossing it up. Will never know.

I’m another one who believes power slides on the street should only be done after you’ve finished texting.

[2011G6E]

They could fix it quickly enough...
Cop pulls you over for using your phone off hands-free or, worse, texting while driving, asks you for your phone, takes out the SIM card and hands the card to you, then puts your phone under the front wheel of your car and steps back, saying "You can go now, driver..."

[Express]

When I started life in this world we didn’t even have a phone, when we did we’d never heard of an answering machine, when we got one we never thought of taking the phone with us, when we could I quickly became sick of people calling when I was out enjoying myself.

Now I know I’m on my own with that kind of thinking and times have moved on but I do believe you can go a few minutes without answering or making a call.

Certainly enough time to pull over or use a hands free device.

And studies say that hands free aren’t much if any better than handling a phone.

Which bring me to the point, if studies are right (and I believe they are) and using a phone whilst driving is as bad as drink driving then penalties should reflect that.

If you started taking away licences then drivers would quickly start reassessing how important a phone call really is and start looking at safer options.

Tough I know but when I see so many silly manoeuvres and straight out lack of car control by drivers using phones it’s the way I feel.

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by Express

Now I know I’m on my own with that kind of thinking and times have moved on but I do believe you can go a few minutes without answering or making a call.

Its more on Facebook or twitter or the other pointless mundane social media. They need to reply to someone getting a coffee at 3pm on a Wednesday and liking the photo of said coffee.

Very rarely does a phone need to be used in an emergency situation.

Also I would like to see police officers stop texting and talking on the phone while driving cars.

[The Monty]

That has been around for years. Applies to certain speeding groups, red lights etc. 1st offence 3 points, second within a year of the same offence 6 points.

[danzvtil]

Look at all the other drivers while stationary at the lights, they are all looking into their laps, dunno how they think we cant see what they are doing.

[buggerlugs]

Also started noticing lots of cars pulling over to the side of the rode all of a sudden to have a yack. So it may be starting to sink in..........

[LG17]

Originally Posted by buggerlugs

Also started noticing lots of cars pulling over to the side of the rode all of a sudden to have a yack. So it may be starting to sink in..........

Some of them pull over so fast that you think either something has broken or they're about to crash!

[blk6t]

Since having a phone cradle and Bluetooth I don't need to touch the phone at all. Taking calls is no more a distraction than having a passenger, it all runs through the cars audio system. The good thing is most cars now have this technology. I can even have my text messages read out to me and reply by talking through my assistant Siri. Even still most days I ignore texts because when I drive, its my time.

The bad things are that younger drivers are not utililising this technology and it ****** me off. Most new cars that P Platers are buying have this tech in built. Aftermarket Bluetooth systems are readily available for older cars. I can clearly see when someone is texting and driving and its dangerous and scary to watch.

Although having said all that, it's often not texting that's the distraction, its social media...facebook, snapchat, instagram etc...these apps need you to physically control the phone and it's those apps that need to be blocked on a phone when driving.

So I say bring in 9 demerits points if caught with a phone in your hand, first offence.