Cell Phone at the Wheel
Prohibition of use without a hands-free system.
While driving, a mobile phone may only be used if it does not have to be picked up to do so. Violations are penalized with a fine and points, and in the case of endangerment also with a driving ban. This also applies when stopped at a red light with the engine running.
The relevant statutes
§ 23 StVO
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