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Middle-Aged Drivers in South Africa Breaking Mobile Bylaw

With the younger generation's familiarity with using hands-free kits, it is mostly middle-aged Cape Town residents that have been caught using their cellphones while driving.
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Traffic: The bylaw was implemented in April to stop people from using their phones while driving. Motorists caught red-handed have their cellphones taken away for 24 hours and only get it back after paying a R500 fine.

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