Taking a photo while driving

[southee]

If you are driving you can get picked up for "driving without in control of your vehicle".

I would not do it unless you wanted that fine.

[stan]

I figured someone out there would be able to confirm this for me...

If it is illegal to use a handheld phone device whilst driving, I'm also assuming it is illegal to take a photo with said device, or a hand held camera whilst driving. Is this correct?

An affirmative answer may well save me $225.

The law is now not individualised to what you are doing with it. It simply is not using the hand held device why driving. That means all functions.

[Dogwatcher]

Anyway, here's the basic details of this little mess (I sent this to a few people at the time).

"Had to pull over to answer my phone in a town outside Gawler.
Happened to be a bike lane - 11.41 on a Friday morning.
Council car happened to be behind me.
I looked in my rear view mirror, as I was going to get out of the car to talk.
Noticed a vehicle and a camera being pointed in my direction.
I thought, "that's strange".
Then it drove past and I realised it was a council car.
Anyway, I was parked there less than a minute and could still see the council car when I took off.

Forgot all about it, until I got a fine in the mail.
A bit steep considering I was there for all but a minute.
The photo shows my brake lights are on when it was taken - so he was right on to me.

I'm going to challenge it, as I think it's a "trifling matter".
But, the main point is that the council guy has broken the law to take a photo of me breaking the law.
Not quite right, is it?"

Anyway, the council involved has sent me a letter to say they've waived the fine. You beauty!

[overloaded]

I have masturbated while driving on a highway, gets a bit messy. so taking a photo would be a piece of cake !

[OnSong]

Whoa. TMI alert.

[Booney]

I have masturbated while driving on a highway, gets a bit messy. so taking a photo would be a piece of cake !

Wanker.

[overloaded]

Have you never done it while driving booney or OS? honestly?

[OnSong]

Have you never done it while driving booney or OS? honestly?

I've done it heaps of times.

You never know when you need to take a photo while driving.

[Booney]

Have you never done it while driving booney or OS? honestly?

Dont think I've ever been that overloaded.

[CoverKing]

Anyway, here's the basic details of this little mess (I sent this to a few people at the time).

"Had to pull over to answer my phone in a town outside Gawler.
Happened to be a bike lane - 11.41 on a Friday morning.
Council car happened to be behind me.
I looked in my rear view mirror, as I was going to get out of the car to talk.
Noticed a vehicle and a camera being pointed in my direction.
I thought, "that's strange".
Then it drove past and I realised it was a council car.
Anyway, I was parked there less than a minute and could still see the council car when I took off.

Forgot all about it, until I got a fine in the mail.
A bit steep considering I was there for all but a minute.
The photo shows my brake lights are on when it was taken - so he was right on to me.

I'm going to challenge it, as I think it's a "trifling matter".
But, the main point is that the council guy has broken the law to take a photo of me breaking the law.
Not quite right, is it?"

Anyway, the council involved has sent me a letter to say they've waived the fine. You beauty!

Did the council fella get a fine? What a wanker. Obviously thinks he has a lot more power than he actually does

[Dogwatcher]

Most people probably wouldn't have argued the point. They'd have just thought, "Oh well, I can't beat it. It's not worth the effort."