Cereal offenders! Drivers are caught taking both hands off the wheel to eat BREAKFAST while driving – and scores more are seen on their mobile phones
- In just a few hours at three locations in Sydney, a photographer caught at least 15 drivers disregarding the law
- The most common breach was people using their mobile phones to text or call, often with no hands on wheel
- Drivers were caught in Neutral Bay, on the M1 just north of the Harbour Bridge, and in Kings Cross
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Although eating at the wheel is in itself not illegal, driving while distracted is.
And these drivers were lucky not to pick up huge fines as they guzzled drinks and even ate bowls of cereal on the road.
In just a few hours at three locations in Sydney on Friday, a Daily Mail Australia photographer caught at least 15 drivers brazenly disregarding the law.
The most common breach was people using their mobile phones to text or call, often with no hands on the wheel.
The drivers were caught on Military Road in Neutral Bay, on the M1 just north of the Harbour Bridge, and on New South Head Road near Kings Cross.
‘Around one in 20 drivers were on their phones,’ said the photographer. ‘I was shocked by what I saw.’
In New South Wales, driving without proper control of the vehicle comes with a $448 fine and three demerit points, or a $561 fine and four demerit points if in a school zone.
Cereal offender: This man was caught with no hands on the wheel of his car as he consumed his breakfast one morning
This driver was lucky not to pick up a huge fines as he guzzled drinks and ate a sausage roll while at the wheel of his ute
This driver was caught using his mobile phone at the wheel of his enormous truck, with the picture showing him distracted
This driver was caught reading some sort of pamphlet while at the wheel of their four-by-four BMW
Texting at the wheel: One man was caught brazenly texting on his phone as he drove his white van in Sydney
This driver was photographed holding his phone in his hand while he talked into the microphone on Friday
The drivers were caught on Military Road in Neutral Bay, on the M1 just north of the Harbour Bridge, and on New South Head Road near Kings Cross
In just a few hours at three locations in Sydney on Friday, a Daily Mail Australia photographer caught at least 15 drivers brazenly disregarding the law
‘Around one in 20 drivers were on their phones,’ said the photographer. ‘I was shocked by what I saw.’
In New South Wales driving without proper control of the vehicle comes with a $448 fine and three demerit points, or a $561 fine and four demerit points if in a school zone
This driver was seen looking at his mobile phone as he held it on his lap while he drove his car in Sydney
Fully-licensed drivers and motorcyclists, and all bicycle riders can use their mobile phones to make or answer calls, to play music or for navigation – but only if they are hands free
Mobile phones can only be used if the phone is either in a cradle and doesn’t obscure view of the road, or can be operated without touching it using Bluetooth or voice activation
Phones cannot be used for texting, emailing, using social media, taking photos or video messaging while driving
Drivers are not allowed to hold their phones in anyway, but can hold a phone if they are in the process of passing it to another passenger