QotD: Drivin' & Talkin'
Should driving while talking on a cell phone be outlawed?
Submitted by Soup.
It's been outlawed here for seven years. You guys are slow.
With effect from 1 July 2000, all handphone-driving offenders will be prosecuted in Court, regardless of whether the motorist is a first time or repeated offender. The offender shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both, and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both. In addition to the higher fine and the current 12 demerits points, Traffic Police will apply to the court for the handphone to be forfeited. The courts may also disqualify the offender's driving licence.
Extracted from here.
Comments
That's good, if it was outlawed here 7 years ago I wouldn't have been hit by a car by a girl chatting on her phone and I wouldn't get constant back pains...
They should stop dwelling and actually do something faster!