Western Bay of Plenty residents are getting the chance to test their knowledge around the use of hand held mobile phones while driving.


Motorists will incur an $80 fine and 20 demerit points from November 1 for using their mobile phone while driving.

The test is an online quiz, launched by the Automobile Association, designed to help educate the public before the government's ban on using a mobile phone while driving comes into force from November 1.
Mike Noon, AA general manager of motoring affairs, says the quiz consists of 10 statements that require a true or false answer and is purely for respondents to test their knowledge around the topic of using mobile phones while driving.
Quiz respondents receive an explanation of the right answer regardless of whether they get the question right or wrong.
On completion of the quiz a score out of 10 is given, along with the length of time it took to complete the quiz and a corresponding traffic light colour indicating proficiency.
'The AA wants the government to introduce a national advertising campaign educating motorists so they choose not to use their hand held mobile phone while driving because they understand that it is dangerous, rather than because it risks incurring an $80 fine and 20 demerit points,” says Mike.
To test your skills, click on the following link www.aa.co.nz/about/issues/Pages/roadsafetyquiz.aspx to take the online quiz.