* Queensland - Introduces new penalties for mobile phone use while driving
-- Double demerit points will be handed out to those caught using their phones while driving... New penalties are now in force in Queensland for people caught using their mobile phone while driving... The Queensland Government says offenders busted more than twice in one year using their phones will receive double demerit points and a $353 fine. Leaner drivers or those on provisional plats will lose their licence... The previous penalty for using a mobile phone while driving was three demerit points... Road safety minister Mark Bailey says the penalties are similar to those currently in place for other serious driving offences... "Drivers caught committing repeat mobile phone offences within a year can expect double demerits, similar to those imposed on repeat offenders who don’t wear a seatbelt or a motorcycle helmet, or who exceed the speed limit by more than 20 km/h," Bailey says, more than 70 per cent of Queensland motorists have admitted to using or looking at their mobile phone will driving... He says new drivers need to be educated that using their phone while behind the wheel is unacceptable, just like drink driving...
(Photo: Mobile phones best enemies drivers) -- Brisbane, QLND, Australia- Owner Driver, by Brad Gardner - 1 Sept 2015Labels: accidents and cell phones, road safety
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