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You're not on the road at that point, so I doubt that

jjulius 7y ago
Right. I'm sure the language of laws in many regions suggests that using tap-to-pay with your phone at a drive-thru is technically illegal, but I'd be curious to see if anybody has actually been ticketed for it or if this is just fearmongering.
- jbarberu 7y ago
  I'm pretty sure a drive-through isn't considered a public road in most jurisdictions, similar to how people usually don't worry about speed traps on Nürburgring.
  - brokenmachine 7y ago
    >people usually don't worry about speed traps on Nürburgring Now that would be a real moneymaker.
  - waste_monk 7y ago
    Under australian motor law (on phone so I'm not going reference hunting but you can look it up) anywhere you can drive that isn't explicitly private (such as a driveway or a fenced off road on a farm) is a public road - this includes drivethroughs and car parks (even the mutistory carparks you have to pay to get in - if you can pay, as a member of the public, to get in then it's a public road).
skeletonjelly 7y ago
You are as private roads owned by businesses open to the general public have certain road rules still applicable to them. This is in Victoria (Australia) where that piece of news came to light. http://www8.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/vic/consol_reg/rsrr2017208/s13.html http://www8.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/vic/cons... > (1) A "road related area" is any of the following— > (d) an area that is not a road and that is open to or used by the public for driving, riding or parking motor vehicles;
hnick 7y ago
Australia-wide according to the police. "The police from NSW, ACT, Northern Territory and South Australia also confirmed it was an offence to have a mobile phone in your hand while sitting in a running car at a drive-through." https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/motoring/on-the-road/aussie-motorists-confused-by-drivethru-rule/news-story/fe3060291a7d8ebdb495291b3f2bf331 https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/motoring/on-th...
chris_wot 7y ago
Seems your doubts have been put to rest. Pity I got voted down by so many, this is a fact in Australia.

Right. I'm sure the language of laws in many regions suggests that using tap-to-pay with your phone at a drive-thru is technically illegal, but I'd be curious to see if anybody has actually been ticketed for it or if this is just fearmongering.

jbarberu 7y ago
I'm pretty sure a drive-through isn't considered a public road in most jurisdictions, similar to how people usually don't worry about speed traps on Nürburgring.
- brokenmachine 7y ago
  >people usually don't worry about speed traps on Nürburgring Now that would be a real moneymaker.
- waste_monk 7y ago
  Under australian motor law (on phone so I'm not going reference hunting but you can look it up) anywhere you can drive that isn't explicitly private (such as a driveway or a fenced off road on a farm) is a public road - this includes drivethroughs and car parks (even the mutistory carparks you have to pay to get in - if you can pay, as a member of the public, to get in then it's a public road).

skeletonjelly 7y ago

You are as private roads owned by businesses open to the general public have certain road rules still applicable to them. This is in Victoria (Australia) where that piece of news came to light. http://www8.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/vic/consol_reg/rsrr2017208/s13.html http://www8.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/vic/cons... > (1) A "road related area" is any of the following— > (d) an area that is not a road and that is open to or used by the public for driving, riding or parking motor vehicles;

hnick 7y ago

Australia-wide according to the police. "The police from NSW, ACT, Northern Territory and South Australia also confirmed it was an offence to have a mobile phone in your hand while sitting in a running car at a drive-through." https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/motoring/on-the-road/aussie-motorists-confused-by-drivethru-rule/news-story/fe3060291a7d8ebdb495291b3f2bf331 https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/motoring/on-th...

chris_wot 7y ago

Seems your doubts have been put to rest. Pity I got voted down by so many, this is a fact in Australia.