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National Road Traffic Act Regulations
Prohibition on use of communication device while driving
308A. (1) No person shall drive a vehicle on a public road–
while holding a cellular or mobile telephone or any other communication device in one or both hands or with any other part of the body;
while using or operating a cellular or mobile telephone or other communication device unless such a cellular or mobile telephone or other communication device is affixed to the vehicle or is part of the fixture in the vehicle and remains so affixed while being used or operated, or is specially adapted or designed to be affixed to the person of the driver as headgear, and is so used, to enable such driver to use or operate such telephone or communication device without holding it in the manner contemplated in paragraph (a), and remains so affixed while being used or operated.
(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to the following persons while driving in execution of their duties:
the driver of a fire-fighting vehicle;
the driver of a rescue vehicle or an ambulance;
a traffic officer;
a member of the South African Police Service and a member of a municipal police service, both as defined in section 1 of the South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995);
a member of the South African National Defence Force; and
any person driving a vehicle while engaged in civil protection in accordance with an ordinance made in terms of the Civil Protection Act, 1977 (Act No 67 of 1977):
Provided that he or she drives the vehicle concerned with due regard to the safety of other road users.
(3) The word “headgear” includes for the purpose of this regulation a device which is specially designed or adapted to allow the driver to use a cellular or mobile telephone or other communication device in such a manner that he or she does not hold it in one or both hands or with any other part of the body, and which is connected to the cellular or mobile telephone or other communication device, directly or indirectly, while being fitted to or attached to one or both ears of the driver.
Also view:
Avoiding distractions while driving
Texting and Distracted Driving
Cellular Phones and Road Safety
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