New Vic road rules set for next week

[prydey]

Originally Posted by chevypower

Well holding a phone? Ok I can see talking on the phone being illegal, but holding one? how does this differ from holding anything else? So the Police will be consumed in looking for people holding phones, and not people that are causing accidents. So you know they won't be giving out warnings because it is "dangerous" teaching people why it is dangerous, they will be handing out tickets, bringing in the revenue, and not using precious time and resources in solving real problems. I fear that I will come back, drive on Australian roads and be shafted for everything in my wallet just because I am not used to this dictatorship of the roads, and being reminded how driving is a privilege and not a right I hold. Sorry, it's a right.... I could lose that right if I am not responsible, but driving is a right in todays society. Reading this stuff bothers me, because each 5 years or so, they have to go further and further in to this dictatorship, it never seems to go backwards. In Idaho, there are no speed traps, cameras, red light cameras etc... yet somehow most people seem to drive responsibly. So all that crap doesn't do anything but bring money in. I often drive a few mph over the speed limit, and cops don't care... If I was being an idiot, I am sure I would get pulled over. It's much nicer. Of course the state doesn't make as much money this way....

like i said in the rest of my earlier post, the govt can't set a separate rule for individuals depending on their ability so they set a blanket rule accross the board. if you are seen holding a mobile device, its a pretty fair assumption that you are about to use it or have been useing it. its not much different to changing a cd or adjusting radio or a/c etc but i've witnessed many times where a mobile device has been a major distraction.

and as for driving being a right??... err wrong... it is very much a privelege and one of the biggest problems is it isn't treated as such.