How many points will be deducted for making phone calls while driving in 2022?

Three points will be deducted from motor vehicle drivers for making phone calls while driving, and a fine of not less than 20 yuan but not more than 200 yuan will be imposed.

Wearing slippers, talking on the phone, driving without wearing a seat belt, and other behaviors that hinder safe driving are illegal and will result in corresponding administrative penalties. If there are any of these illegal behaviors while driving and are captured by electronic eye violation photos, or if the traffic police detect them on-site for a long time, they will be punished as illegal behaviors and be fined between 20 yuan and 200 yuan, with 2 points deducted.

Using mobile phones while driving has the following dangers:

1. Statistics show that inattention accounts for 80% of all car accidents. Looking for mobile phones while driving will increase the number of car accidents by 9 times. probability.

2. A survey on bad driving habits shows that habits such as answering phone calls, sending text messages, and browsing Weibo while driving are second only to not wearing seat belts, accounting for 20% of the total.

3. While driving, the mobile phone is slowly stealing the driver’s attention. Judging from the response time probability, the probability of a car accident while texting accounts for 23%. That is to say, the probability of a car accident while texting while driving is 23 times that of normal driving. In addition, the probability of a car accident is 21% for smoking marijuana and 12% for drunk driving. It can be seen that texting while driving is more dangerous than drunk driving or drug driving.

4. When the vehicle speed is 60km/h, looking down at the phone for 2 seconds is equivalent to blindly driving 36 meters. In case of emergency, it takes at least 20 meters to brake. If it takes 12 seconds to open and read a Weibo post on a smartphone, it is equivalent to driving a car blindly for about 216 meters.

Legal basis: Article 62 of the "Implementation Regulations of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China"

Driving a motor vehicle shall not engage in the following behaviors:

(1) Driving when the door or compartment is not closed;

(2) Hanging or placing objects that obstruct the driver’s sight within the front and rear windows of the vehicle cab;

(3) Making and answering handheld phones, watching TV and other behaviors that hinder safe driving;

(4) Turning off the engine or coasting in neutral when going down a steep slope;

(5) Moving onto the road Throwing objects;

(6) Driving a motorcyclist away from the handlebars or hanging objects on the handlebars;

(7) Driving a motor vehicle continuously for more than 4 hours without stopping to rest or stop. Rest time is less than 20 minutes;

(8) Honking in areas or road sections where honking is prohibited.