Victorian Consolidated Regulations

ROAD SAFETY ROAD RULES 2017 - REG 304O

    (1)     Subject to subrule (2), a person travelling in or on a wheeled recreational device or an electric personal transporter must not operate an inbuilt device, a mounted device or a motor bike helmet device while the wheeled recreational device or the electric personal transporter is moving, or is stationary but not parked.

Penalty:     10 penalty units.

Notes

1     Inbuilt device , motor bike helmet device and mounted device are defined in rule 304A.

2     Electric personal transporter and wheeled recreational device are defined in the dictionary.

3     For the meaning of "operating", in relation to a device, see rule 304E(1).

4     Rule 304F(2) deals with how stopped wheeled recreational devices and electric personal transporters are stationary but not parked.

5     See rule 304G in relation to permitted device interactions.

    (2)     A person travelling in or on a wheeled recreational device or an electric personal transporter may operate an inbuilt device, a mounted device or a motor bike helmet device while the wheeled recreational device or the electric personal transporter is moving, or is stationary but not parked, if the operation of the device—

        (a)     does not involve the person—

              (i)     entering information, text, numbers or symbols on the device, unless the operation is performed using voice controls only; or

              (ii)     scrolling on the device; and

        (b)     is for one or more of the following purposes—

              (i)     to initiate, accept or reject an audio call on the device;

              (ii)     to play or stream audio material on the device;

              (iii)     to use a function on the device designed to assist a person travelling in or on a wheeled recreational device or an electric personal transporter to operate the wheeled recreational device or the electric personal transporter, including—

    (A)     a camera or other assistance system of the wheeled recreational device or electric personal transporter; or

    (B)     a safety function or diagnostic system of the wheeled recreational device or electric personal transporter; or

    (C)     a climate control function;

              (iv)     to use a navigation function on the device;

              (v)     to use a function on the device designed to monitor the behaviour or condition of the person travelling in or on the wheeled recreational device or the electric personal transporter;

              (vi)     to adjust volume levels for a purpose mentioned in subparagraphs (i) to (v) that involves sound.

Note

Device is defined in rule 304B.

Rule 304P inserted by S.R. No. 7/2023 rule 16.