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Smartphone thigh trick does not protect against fines!

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Smartphone thigh trick does not protect against fines!

Who quickly another Message wants to send, as a driver, often gets creative and tries to more or less hide the smartphone. Many are not aware that even taking off the Smartphones on the thigh can get expensive. The use of mobile phones while driving is not only punishable if the phone is held in the hand. According to a judgment of the Bavarian Supreme Court (201 ObOWi 1507/21) illegal. The reason for the legal dispute was a fine from the Bavarian police administration in the amount of 100 euros against a driver. She had her phone while driving on the right thigh placed. She activated the redial with one finger.

Shouldn't the mobile phone be used in the car at all?

The driver defended herself against this fine by objection he lifted. The district court then acquitted her. But then an appeal was made against this acquittal, which was decided by the Supreme Regional Court in favor of the public prosecutor's office. According to reports from "RA Online" on the verdict, according to the judge's opinion Holding in the sense of § 23 Abs. 1a StVO occurs when the object is pinched between the ear and shoulder or steering wheel and leg. The Mobile phone use ban has the sense and purpose of avoiding such behavior so that the focus on the traffic situation is not lost.

Smartphone thigh trick does not protect against fines!

Of course, that wasn't the end of it.

tuningblog.eu has a lot of other articles on the subject of auto & tuning in stock. Do you want to see them all? Just click HERE and look around. But also planned changes in the law, violations in road traffic, current regulations in the field of STVO or on the subject inspection we would like to inform you regularly. Everything you can find in the category "Test sites, laws, offenses, information". Following an excerpt of the last information:

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Smartphone thigh trick does not protect against fines!

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Thomas Wachsmuth - He has been an integral part of tuningblog.eu since 2013. His passion for cars is so intense that he invests every available penny in them. While he dreams of a BMW E31 850CSI and a Hennessey 6x6 Ford F-150, he currently drives a rather inconspicuous BMW 540i (G31/LCI). His collection of books, magazines and brochures on the subject of car tuning has now reached such proportions that he himself has become a walking reference work for the tuning scene.  More about Thomas

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