Who sits behind the wheel, should stay away from electronic devices. Because their use is prohibited when Driving under. That bag can drop calculator, under this prohibition, a judgment.
Helmstedt (dpa/tmn) – Take motorists while driving an electronic device in Hand, you can expect fines and points. This is also true for a calculator, if it has an internal memory.
The ADAC informed of the following in the judgment of the district court Helmstedt (Az.: 15 OWi 907 Js 66315/18):
With approximately 90 km/h passing a Truck on a highway. With the calculator in Hand, the driver calculated the weight of its load. He was caught speeding and got a fine because of the Violation of the speed limits and because of the use of an electronic device. In contrast, the truck driver appealed. His point of view: A calculator is an electronic device in this sense.
The was not successful in court. The court referred to the MR button (Memory Recall), with the help of the internal memory is the result of a previous arithmetic operation and the Display is retrieved. Therefore, the court ruled that the computer as an electronic device, the information is used. The Truck driver had to pay the fine and got the point.
According to the ADAC, the judgment applies to all drivers of motor related vehicles.