{"id":2157,"date":"2016-11-28T07:00:12","date_gmt":"2016-11-27T20:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/?p=2157"},"modified":"2020-09-20T14:49:53","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T04:49:53","slug":"p2-licence-holders-must-not-use-mobile-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/p2-licence-holders-must-not-use-mobile-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"P2 licence holders must not use mobile phones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From 1 December 2016, P2 licence holders will no longer be permitted to use a mobile phone at all while driving or riding. These are\u00a0the same restrictions as learner and P1 licence holders.<\/p>\n<h2>Why are P2 drivers completely banned from using mobile phones?<\/h2>\n<p>Research has shown that talking on a phone, even if it&#8217;s hands-free, increases the risk of having an accident. Estimates range from 2-6 times more likely to have an accident, and a whopping 9-12 times more likely if you are dialing or texting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This also applies to using a phone as a GPS or for listening to audio<\/strong> so that there is no temptation to look at messages that might show on the screen. This is an issue for drivers who use the phone in a cradle where the screen is visible while driving. Apps such as Facebook and Gmail, plus incoming text messages display notifications on-screen.<\/p>\n<p>You are permitted to use a regular GPS unit and (presumably, as they have not been mentioned by the new legislation), you can use non-transmitting music devices such as an iPod.<\/p>\n<h2>When can full licence holders use their mobile phones?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>If the phone is secured to a cradle, or it can be operated without touching it, the driver can make or answer a call and use the audio playing function.<\/li>\n<li>If the phone is secured to a cradle fixed to the vehicle it can be used as a navigation device.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>When are full licence holders prevented from using their mobile phones?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Texting or audio texting<\/li>\n<li>Emailing<\/li>\n<li>Using social media<\/li>\n<li>Taking photos<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/can-you-stream-while-driving\/\">Video messaging<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Holding your phone in your hand or on your lap, other than to pass it to a passenger.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_2078\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2078\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2078\" src=\"http:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/talking-on-mobile-phone-distracted-driving-595x397.jpg\" alt=\"mobile phone use in a car\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/talking-on-mobile-phone-distracted-driving-595x397.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/talking-on-mobile-phone-distracted-driving-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/talking-on-mobile-phone-distracted-driving-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/talking-on-mobile-phone-distracted-driving.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You can&#8217;t use your phone while stationary at a red traffic light. If you want to use it, you must be parked and out of the line of traffic<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 1 December 2016, P2 licence holders will no longer be permitted to use a mobile phone at all while driving or riding. These are\u00a0the same restrictions as learner and P1 licence holders. Why are P2 drivers completely banned from<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/p2-licence-holders-must-not-use-mobile-phones\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1832,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2157"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2158,"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2157\/revisions\/2158"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}