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April 2023 Exhaust Notes - Edition No 324 

Rules for Motorbike helmet devices (head up displays, communicators, cameras and
inbuilt or secured mobile phones)

The only actions motorbike riders can use to operate helmet devices is limited to touching
the device briefly, or using voice commands, to:

• initiate, accept or reject an audio call on a device

• play or stream audio material on the device

• use a function on the device designed to assist a driver to operate a vehicle

• use a navigation function on the device

• use a function on the device designed to monitor a driver’s behaviour or condition (such
as a heart monitor)

• carry out a professional driving task, and

• adjust volume levels for any of the above.

I’d really encourage you to check out all of the details regarding devices (eg. Mobile phone) in cars, maybe
not because of what you do but I’m sure that you will see people breaking these laws while driving pretty
frequently. Phone use by drivers certainly can put us motorcyclists at risk. The FAQ’s are worth reading as
well.

I wonder if a $555 fine and loss or 4 demerit points will stop people using their phone while driving? All of
the Distracted Driver laws can be found at the following link https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/safety-and-road
-rules/new-vic-road-rules-2023?
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Don’t forget that our Social Meeting is this Wednesday 19 April at the Charles Hotham Hotel. Meals and
socializing from 6.00pm and the meeting to follow.
Ride safe.

Cheers Jules.
Member # 62716

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