P-platers to face a total phone blackout
The NSW Government has banned the use of mobile phones in any way for P1 and P2 provisional licence holders under new laws which came into effect Thursday.
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Using any function of a mobile while behind the wheel – even if the phone is secured to a hands-free cradle – will see P-plate drivers face a fine or suspension.
New P-platers comprise 10 per cent of all NSW motorists but die at twice the rate. There were 193 drivers aged between 17 and 25 killed on NSW roads between 2011 and 2015.
