Leave your phone alone

[A camera is fixed on the dashboard of a car recording a male driving. The driver receives a notification on his phone and reaches for it. His face is cropped out of the frame.].

[The notification can be seen blocking his face as he reads the message without hands on the wheel.]

[Another male tradie is texting on his phone without his hands on the wheel while driving. We see the text message show up in front of him.]

[A young female is receiving multiple texts on her phone with these shown as graphics popping up in front of her as she drives]

[Another female checks her Instagram feed while driving. Followed then by a male checking his phone after getting tagged in a photo.]

Announcer: “Research now shows, if you use a mobile phone while driving…”

[More dash cam footage shows another female texting while driving her car, without any hands.]

[Another man is replying to social video while driving in the car.]

Announcer: “…you are just as dangerous as a drink driver.”

[A man is driving his car while trying to text ‘I’m just as dangerous as a drink driver’ before swerving out of the way of a near-miss.]

[The camera falls out of position and tumbles to the car floor.]

Driver: “Whoa…Sorry!”

[A graphic with ‘Leave your phone alone’ falls to the floor next to the phone]

Announcer: “Leave your phone alone. To learn how to set up ‘Do not Disturb While Driving’, search StreetSmarts Queensland.”

[A graphic appears showing a slide button activating the ‘Do Not Disturb While Driving’ feature]

[Text bubble graphic appears on phone screen]

[Second text bubble graphic appears.]

[Third text bubble graphic appears]

Announcer: It’s time to set up ‘Do not disturb while driving’.

[Stop sign emoji graphic appears on phone screen]

Announcer: It’ll take away the temptation – preventing any messages coming through via text or social media. It’s simple to do, do it with me right now.

Announcer: If you’re on an iPhone, go to ‘settings’, then go to ‘Do not disturb’, then scroll down to ‘Do not disturb while driving’ and activate it choosing one of the three options provided.

[Text bubble graphic appears on first phone]

Announcer: And don’t worry – you will still receive calls through your Bluetooth. Anyone who happens to message you will automatically be sent a reply, telling them you’re currently driving. If it’s an emergency, people can text ‘Urgent’ at the start of their message; then you can pull over safely and check the text.

[Text bubble graphic appears on first phone]

[Second text bubble graphic appears on first phone]

[Phone disappears into a handbag and is zipped closed.]

Announcer: So when you drive, just leave your phone alone.

[Text bubble graphic appears on phone screen]

[Second text bubble graphic appears.]

[Third text bubble graphic appears]

Announcer: It’s time to set up ‘Do not disturb while driving’.

[Stop sign emoji graphic appears on phone screen]

Announcer: It’ll take away the temptation – preventing any messages coming through via text or social media. It’s simple to do, do it with me right now.

Announcer: If you’re using the latest Android, ‘Do not disturb’ is found in your notification shade.

[Notification shade appears on screen.]

Announcer: Depending on your OS version, the quick toggle may be on the first, or second panel.

[Second phone appears, calling the first phone.]

Announcer: And don’t worry – If there’s an urgent call, a second attempt to contact you within 15 minutes will come through as normal. So you can pull over, and safely answer it.

[Phone disappears into a handbag and is zipped closed.]

[Announcer: So when you drive, just leave your phone alone.]