Truckies being booked for using UHF radio??

Gary,
Use mine every day for the past 12 years in NSW, not a problem & nor is there one with the blokes I talk to.

Cheers

I wonder if there is a law against that?

Well the cops would be in trouble.

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LOL

This question was asked on the ABC recently when there is a regular guest - Sgt Paul Friend - and his reply was that a CB is a driver aid an under the national road rules can be used without fear of retribution by anyone.

Don't put ideas in the mongrel Pollies heads, NSW the revenue state,

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I heard recently that it is totally legal to use a hand operated mike in the corrupt state, NSW.. WE could put that on our number plates... MMM the corrupt state... I like it... Michael

I don't believe that NSW is more corrupt than any other state.
They just have a bigger carpet to sweep the rubbish under!
:)

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I wonder why it's illegal to use a mobile phone and not a CB ??

Because both require the same amount of concentration, are about the same size and require a hand to be taken off the steering wheel to hold it.

Other than the different method of transmission, both are used in the exact same way to talk to some one else, who is probably also driving too.

Is the Taxi driver and the Courier permitted to use a 'radio device' or use the computer 'touch screen' while driving ??

The answer is probably simply stated as "revenue raising" :-((

Mainey . . .

All Police Officers in Australia can use a mobile phone while driving a police car.

The driver of a vehicle must have total control of vehicle at all times. To do otherwise may cause driver to be charged with Driving without Due Care and/or Attention.

The following, whilst a bit lengthy, is from Australian Road Rules Link and may help to clarify position in relation to specific concerns as raised in this thread. In particular refer to Section 300 (2):

297 Driver to have proper control of a vehicle etc

(1) A driver must not drive a vehicle unless the driver has proper
control of the vehicle.


299 Television receivers and visual display units in motor
vehicles
(1) A driver must not drive a motor vehicle that has a television
receiver or visual display unit in or on the vehicle operating
while the vehicle is moving, or is stationary but not parked, if
any part of the image on the screen:
(a) is visible to the driver from the normal driving position; or
(b) is likely to distract another driver.
Offence provision.
Note Motor vehicle and park are defined in the dictionary, and vehicle is
defined in rule 15.
(2) This rule does not apply to the driver if:
(a) the driver is driving a bus and the visual display unit is, or
displays, a destination sign or other bus sign; or
(b) the visual display unit is, or is part of, a driver’s aid; or
(c) the driver or vehicle is exempt from this rule under
another law of this jurisdiction.
Examples of driver’s aids
1 Closed-circuit television security cameras.
2 Dispatch systems.
3 Navigational or intelligent highway and vehicle system equipment.
4 Rearview screens.
5 Ticket-issuing machines.
6 Vehicle monitoring devices.
Note Bus is defined in the dictionary.


300 Use of hand-held mobile phones
(1) The driver of a vehicle (except an emergency vehicle or police
vehicle) must not use a hand-held mobile phone while the
vehicle is moving, or is stationary but not parked, unless the
driver is exempt from this rule under another law of this
jurisdiction.
Offence provision.
Note Emergency vehicle, park and police vehicle are defined in the
dictionary.
(2) In this rule:
mobile phone does not include a CB radio or any other
two-way radio.

Having ingested all of the above, remember that a driver can be charged with Driving without Dure Care and/or Attention at almost any time (as it is not a difficult charge to prove) and it could include the use of a CB Radio - if manner of driving was attributed thus.
If the claim that a or any driver was charged with using CB Radio in NSW (is correct) it might well have been because of manner of driving attributed to using said radio etc. Thus the offence would not have been for using the CB Radio - it was possibly for manner of driving resulting from same.

the problem with using a mike is all the childish profane meaningless drivel.

The original story goes, many years ago when they decided to ban using mobile phones they also tried to do the same with 2ways because they were the same porblem, but it was then asked what will the police do when they need to use their 2way radios. Hence phones were banned but radios still allowed.