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Mobile Handset Salute<\/h2>\n
If you see another driver abusing the law, give them the\u00a0Mobile Handset Salute.<\/strong><<\/p>\n Known as the Shaka, folding your three middle fingers down while holding out your thumb and pinky, then twisting your hand around will be known as the SALUTE to dumb drivers. \u00a0In Hawaii, the Shaka is interpreted as “Hello,”\u009d “Goodbye,”\u009d “Have a nice day,”\u009d “Take it easy,”\u009d “Good luck,”\u009d or “Hang loose.”\u009d<\/p>\n By twisting your wrist, it is implying we know whats in the drivers hand.<\/p>\n But we’re taking it to a new level, the sign is a clear message to the driver that they are doing something wrong.<\/p>\n It is unoffensive, but likely to make the driver think again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The fines don’t work, the loss of demerit points is not working, what will it take to stop drivers using mobile handsets while driving? Last year Victoria Police fined 59,000 people for talking on the phone. \u00a0Penalties in Victoria are a loss of\u00a04 demerit points and a $433 fine. In NSW, Police booked 780 drivers […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":2221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,3939],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-issues","category-melbourne-2","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n