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Prohibition on use of
communication device while driving
(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) The word "headgear" is 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.
Racing and sport on public roads
(1) For the purposes of this
regulation the expression "race or sport" includes--
any race, speed trial, reliability trial, hill climbing
competition or sports meeting;
any other activity whatsoever--
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which may constitute a source of
danger to traffic; or
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which may hamper, impede or disrupt
the normal flow of traffic.
(2) No person shall organize or take
part in any race or sport on a public road, unless the prior written consent of
the MEC of the province concerned has been obtained or, where the race or sport
will take place wholly within the area of jurisdiction of a local authority,
the prior written consent of such local authority has been obtained.
(3) In granting consent in terms of
rule (2), the MEC or the local authority concerned, as the case may be, may--
in addition to any requirement prescribed in these regulations,
impose such further conditions as he or she or it may deem expedient;
exempt any person concerned with the race or sport for the
duration thereof--
i.>
from any provision of the Act
regarding any speed limit or determine another speed limit for the road
concerned;
ii.>
from any other provision of the Act
or from any by-law;
levy fees for defraying the expenses incurred by the Provincial
Administration or local authority concerned in connection with the race or
sport.
(4) Any consent granted in terms of
rule (2) may be withdrawn at any time.
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