Road rules / 🇳🇿 general
When is a driver allowed to make a call on a hand-held phone?
✓ ANSWER
Only to call 111 in a genuine emergency when it is unsafe or impractical to stop
The only exception to the hand-held phone ban is a genuine 111 emergency call when stopping is not practical.
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- ✓Only to call 111 in a genuine emergency when it is unsafe or impractical to stop
- ✗Whenever the call lasts less than a minute
- ✗When calling family members
- ✗On quiet rural roads only
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