When you think about road rules, you would probably be thinking about the more common and known road rules, such as stopping at red lights, giving way to the right, indicating when turning, and wearing your seatbelt. However, there are many road rules in NSW that you may not be aware of. In this blog, we are going to dive into some of the more unknown and obscure road rules in NSW.
1: Incorrect Use Of Fog Lamps:
As the description states, fog lamps are designed to be used in fog. If you are caught using your fog lamps in a condition that has no fog or adverse weather conditions, you could be hit with a $116.00 fine.
2: Eating Or Applying Makeup While Driving:
How many times have you and your friends gone through the drive-through to get some food on a drive? Too many to remember? Many drivers take the opportunity to eat while at the wheel of a moving vehicle to help save time. This is the very same for applying makeup. You may be running late for work and don’t have time to apply makeup at home, so you do it while driving. As innocent as this may seem, this poses a risk to you and other road users. Eating or applying makeup while at the wheel of a moving vehicle can take away your attention from the road and is a safety hazard. This road rule carries a $464.00 fine and a loss of three demerit points.
3: Flashing Your Lights To Warn Others Of Speed Cameras:
Many road users are not fans of mobile speed cameras or police doing roadside speed checks. A long-time tradition among drivers is to flash their headlights to warn other vehicles. You may not be aware that it is an offence to flash your headlights to warn others of speed cameras. This carries a $116.00 fine and a loss of one demerit point.
4: Incorrect Use of Horn:
Who hasn’t put their hand out the window of a vehicle and honked their horn while driving away from family or friends to say goodbye? This is a very common practice for many road users, yet just like the other obscure road rules, this, too, is an offence. Should you be caught doing this, you could be hit with a $349 fine. The horn of a vehicle is only meant to be used in an emergency or to warn others of danger.
5: Emitting Offensive Noise from Your Vehicle's Sound System:
There is nothing like driving with your mates and cranking the volume of the music when a good song comes on. One thing to keep in mind is that emitting offensive noise from your vehicle is an offence. This can be particularly hard these days when there are many songs out there with lyrics and words that can be construed as offensive. This offence comes with a $200.00 fine and a loss of two demerit points.
It is important to be aware of some of these more obscure road rules in NSW. A lot of these you may be doing daily unintentionally. It is a good idea to try to keep up to date with some of the more unknown road rules in NSW, it could just end up saving you a lot of money and demerit points.
