The phone at the wheel leaves you without a permit!Are you a driver, and from time to time do you get used to using the phone at the wheel?Find out that road legislation is changing from October 13, and the sanctions are drastic and go up to a 30 -day permit.
On August 14, a change in road legislation was adopted.The provisions come into effect on October 13 and refer to the use of mobile phone at the wheel.
So far, I knew that if the police catch us on the phone, we will receive a fine from 290 to 435 lei and we take 2 points.Now, if you have stepped on, you see how you make a few hundred lei fine.It is important that you still have the permit and you can drive.
The road legislation changes - the phone at the wheel leaves you without a permit!
From October 13, road legislation changes.You can remain without a car permit because of using your smartphone at the wheel.
If you ask me, these provisions should have been in force since they went up, Facebook, Instagram, Whisapp and Snapchat on the wave in Romania.
Not infrequently we were, both myself and Cristi, at the wheel and we had to avoid an accident because of some who used the right hand to button the phone and eyes reading conversations or watching videos.
Somehow the whisper was performed from inertia.We no longer say that drivers did not use the seat belt and were sometimes accompanied by friends or family who were in the same insecurity in traffic.
But, let's see how the sanctions for drivers who cannot give up the smartphone change when they are at the wheel.It increases the amount of fines from class I with fines from 290 to 435 lei to the fourth class with fines from 870 to 1120 lei.
In addition, instead of 2 fine points, you get 4 penalty points.And this is not everything, if when you committed the contravention related to the use of the phone at the wheel, you have committed another contravention, anyway it is, because the law is not clear, your permit is suspended for 30 days.
In other words, you were trapped by the phone using the phone, either on the text, audio or video and you did not wear a seat belt - the case of our "friends" in traffic, stay without a permit for 30 days.
Road legislation changes - attention!The contravention does not only apply to drivers this time
But also to cyclists, to those who go with the scooter, engine or scooter, it doesn't matter.So if you move with any of these means and use your phones, you can always get a fine.
Simple holding in the hand of a device that has text, audio or video playback function.
You no longer have to speak effectively on the phone.You can no longer stay on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp or any other platform as long as you are behind the wheel.You can't talk on the phone and you can't play.Best, don't put your hand on the phone as long as you are behind the wheel.
The law does not say anything related to navigation applications such as Waze or Google Maps.Applications you are running off your smartphone while driving.But, we know very well that Waze does not allow typing during the driver, the app is blocked if you want to perform this activity.
And at Maps, the function is only available for some users.Anyway, if it is explicit of maps, you usually enter the destination address before you leave the car from place.
The law does not say anything related to the use of hand-free phone
So, I'll tell you some ways in which you can talk, however, on the phone, but without touching your device.It's no longer a variant to hold the phone on the speaker to talk to it.
That's because you are no longer allowed to hold it in hand.Not only to the ear but also in the hand.
So, either connect it to the car's bluetooth and speak hands-free or look for an alternative.
You may not have Bluetooth system built into the car and then you can opt for Bluetooth systems to connect through the charging socket.
The phone at the wheel leaves you without a permit!Use a smartwatch
Another solution to talk on the phone without touching your device is via smartwatch.Whether we are talking about Galaxy Watch or Galaxy Active, Apple Watch or Huawei smartwatch, there are enough alternatives in the market you can buy.Yes it is not heard the same as when you talk on the phone.But at least don't take a fine and don't risk lifting your permit.
You are not ok with either the Bluetooth system of the car, nor with the smartwatch, you can resort to headphones on wire or wireless.
We use these since the world, there is nothing new, we just have to not forget them at home.So, I recommend that you keep a pair of headphones in the car for the steering wheel permanently.
As for Facebook browsing and other applications, if you want to read messages and notifications, smartwatch is the best solution.Keep it connected to the phone, and whenever you have a new message you read it from the wrist.For pictures and videos, have patience to home.
We recap!Greater than double.Points twice as many.Plus the risk of suspending your permit for 30 days.
Give the material further, to find out the rest of the drivers and users of different mopeds that risk if they use the phone when they drive.