New road rules- can we still use our CB's ?

**DeeJay** · 17th February 2023, 12:49 PM

Has anyone heard this includes CB handpiece?

Full-license drivers

For unrestricted drivers, mounted devices can be briefly used to take or reject a call, play music, adjust audio levels, and for navigation.
Drivers can't scroll their social media feeds, look at text messages, take video calls or play videos or games on any portable or in-built devices.
This includes resting electronics on any part of the body or handing a device to someone else inside the vehicle.
'For mobile phones and tablets, the mounting must be commercially designed and manufactured for that purpose, and the device must be secured in the mounting,' VicRoads said.
'As a general rule, drivers can use their mounted or in-built systems for functions such as music and navigation, provided they are not entering text, scrolling or viewing images or video.'
Drivers are allowed to connect their device to Bluetooth before their journey begins and can use their phones to pay in a drive-through.
Fully licensed drivers can only use wearable devices like smartwatches if they use voice controls to take a call, play music or adjust volume levels.
Mounted devices can be used briefly to take or reject a call, play music, adjust the audio levels, and for navigation purposes.

**loanrangie** · 17th February 2023, 01:23 PM

So bloody confusing, why not make simple blanket bans on using phones while driving full stop.

**scarry** · 17th February 2023, 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by loanrangie

So bloody confusing, why not make simple blanket bans on using phones while driving full stop.

That would never work for people in some types of businesses,like ours,as we are on the road a huge portion of the day.

But yes,seems confusing.

**V8Ian** · 17th February 2023, 01:46 PM

For many years the law has required the driver of an oversize load to have electronic communications with the pilot and/or escort/s. Has this now been wiped from the books, or will it be a case of deciding which penalty is lightest?

**Tins** · 17th February 2023, 02:00 PM

My son always says “ It doesn’t have to make sense dad”.

**DeeJay** · 17th February 2023, 03:42 PM

Thinking it through, I would say changing channels on a CB with a handpiece readout would be regarded as scrolling through a text, Full article link

Major overhaul to road rules in Australian state to target mobile phones

There are exemptions for professional drivers.

**loanrangie** · 17th February 2023, 03:55 PM

The biggest problem with be trying to tell the police that you weren't updating facepalm just selecting the next track.

**Tins** · 17th February 2023, 04:37 PM

From the article previously linked:

L-platers and provisional drivers will have to pull over and park to change a song and can't use voice controls to work any in-built devices or navigation systems while driving.

That's absurd. Telling a teenager that doing something they do 1000 times a day is illegal means that particular part of the legislation will be treated with contempt, possibly deservedly. And how on earth are they going to police it? "I was talking to myself, officer". Or is that illegal too?

**chuck** · 17th February 2023, 05:57 PM

Not that i support hand held phones or texting while driving i think there greater distractions out there.

Kids fighting (verbally) in the back seat would be one - sometimes you just cant pull over straight away to sort them out.

Some others

Idiotic traffic managment that is so prevalent now.

Drivers doing 20 k under speed limit on freeways etc etc

Sometimes it is the low speed limits that are so monotous you are easily distracted.

All the beeps and bongs that are so prevalent on modern cars.

**prelude** · 17th February 2023, 07:12 PM

It surprises me that the exception has not been documented. We have a similar law down here but mobile radio has been excluded since that is what police and other government services use themselves and we the public make us of that same exception.

Guess it is time to contact the government and ask for clarification?

-P

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