Tighter mobile phone road rules on the way
Source: South Australia. Attorney General. Media Release
"The State Government says it will move to introduce the toughest rules about the use of mobile phones by road users in Australia. In June 2007 the State Government acted quickly to carry out an agreed national change to mobile phone laws, which made it clear people could be prosecuted for driving while holding a mobile phone in their hand. However, in late 2007 opinion was raised with Road Safety Minister Carmel Zollo that the law could be interpreted as allowing people to talk on speaker while the mobile phone is resting in their lap or on their shoulder. “We want to make it clear that only those using their phones with a cradle, blue-tooth or an earpiece will come under the category of “hands free” and won’t be penalized."