Who's on the line? Policing and enforcing laws relating to mobile phone use while driving |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Sociology, University of Alberta, 5-21 Tory Building, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H4;2. Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, 3-300 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, 11405-87 Ave., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 1C9;1. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Colombia;2. Universidad del Norte, Colombia;3. Universidad del Norte, Colombia;1. Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, United States;2. School of Travel Industry Management, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, United States;1. Road Safety Research Collaboration, University of the Sunshine Coast, 90 Sippy Downs Dr, Sippy Downs, Queensland 4556, Australia;2. Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety – Queensland (CARRS-Q), Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), 130 Victoria Park Road, Kelvin Grove 4059, Australia |
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| Abstract: | This article investigates how laws relating to mobile phone use in cars are written, interpreted and applied in real life. It explores how regulations are imposed, the difficulties that are encountered in terms of enforcement, and how laws have been policed and tested in court. By focusing on the socio-legal context in Victoria and drawing upon international comparisons, we see that stories of enforcement highlight the unique and particular questions asked of existing legal systems by motorists using a mobile phone. Moreover, in describing the problematic process of developing and implementing legal regulations, we see that road rules are struggling to adapt to a transitional technology and that there are significant obstacles to enforcing the laws. |
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