THE ANTI-DISTRACTED Driving Act, under Republic Act 10913, took effect again beginning yesterday after government agencies sorted out the implementing rules and regulations (IRR), which were previously unclear, prompting public confusion and anger. Among the provisions of the IRR is that a driver, even when at a stop and stuck in heavy traffic, “as long as he is behind the wheel,” cannot hold and use a mobile phone or other gadgets to “make or receive calls; write, send or read text-based communications; play games; watch movies; perform calculations; read e-books; compose messages; surf or browse the Internet; or other similar acts,” based on the guidelines issued by the Department of Transportation (DoTr). For 15 other items of the guidelines, see the DoTr’s list on https://goo.gl/3z6gkd

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