Is it illegal

Yes and no, depending on which state or territory you're in - and in some cases, which council area you're in. In some states of Australia it is illegal to sit in your car and drink alcohol, and people have been charged with drink driving while sleeping off a big night out in their car.Western Australia and Queensland are super-strict on drinking alcohol even in a car that is turned off and parked to the side of the road, or in a car park. In Western Australia it is actually illegal to drink alcohol in a street, including in a car, under the Liquor Control Act (1988). This came about to kerb a problem the Western Australian politicians and police found with what is known as 'street drinking', or drinking in public areas.Queensland is one state that has seen controversial laws passed to make it possible to be charged with drink driving, even if you aren't in the car. There have been cases before the Queensland courts where people have been convicted of drink driving as they have slept in the back seat.The issue is these people had the car keys on their person or easily to hand in the car, which fulfils the state's requirement for being 'in charge' of the vehicle, and then open to being charged with drink driving even though they had no intention of commanding the vehicle in that state.Legal experts from Queensland recommend handing the keys away to someone else and not entering the vehicle, even if you are only waiting for someone to pick you up, to avoid any issues with being found to be "in charge" of your vehicle.Confusingly, the issue of drinking alcohol in a parked car can be split between road laws and local council laws. This comes depending on the council zoning as there are many places in Australia listed as alcohol-free zones, where it is illegal to consume alcohol in any form.So, while it is not strictly illegal to drink in a parked car in NSW, Victoria, South Australia or other Aussie states, you need to double-check that you're not in an alcohol-free zone.You can read more about Western Australia's regulations here. For more information on Queensland's drinking laws and how the Liquor Control Act works, visit this link.This article is not intended as legal advice. You should check with your local road authority to verify the information written here is suitable to your situation before driving in this manner.

No, it's not illegal to drive with gloves on - presumably because this shouldn't affect your ability to drive safely and responsibly.In fact, a whole genre of gloves dedicated to being worn whilst driving exist purely to make driving easier.It is probably around this point that everyone born after the '70s will wonder what the heck is going on, as driving gloves haven't really been seen commonly since the era of disco and bell-bottom pants.But having a proper and secure grip on the steering wheel is vitally important to controlling a vehicle at speed in a secure way. And back in the day most cars had heavy steering and very thin steering wheels made of hard surfaces like timber or slippery clear plastic, and they are quite tricky to hang onto when turning or cornering at speed.Watch videos of the Bathurst 500 from the 1960s and you can see drivers using leather gloves to hang onto their cars as they raced around the (very rough) Mount Panorama course. But it wasn't just racing drivers who used gloves; they were often needed to give a secure grip on the steering wheel for ordinary cars while driving, too.It wasn't until the 1970s that power steering and suspension advances made cars easier to steer, and thicker steering wheels made from rubber or more well-textured materials became commonplace. This meant the need to wear gloves while driving dropped off dramatically.Of course, they are still commonly worn in very cold climates like northern Europe and North America. But we are talking about traditional gloves, not mittens or snow gear, which would be terrible (and highly dangerous) to try and drive in.Just for the record, it is not illegal to drive with gloves on in Australia. Make sure they're able to grip the wheel securely, otherwise the police could fine you for not being in full control of the vehicle, but you shouldn't have any problem with some nice leather driving gloves.This article is not intended as legal advice. You should check with your local road authority to verify the information written here is suitable to your situation before driving in this manner.

Yes and no, as there are no specific laws around driving with a broken arm or wrist, but you could get pulled over if your driving is affected by your injury. Just because nobody has written a law to explicitly ban driving with a busted arm or wrist, that doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t be pulled over by the police and fined for not being in full control of your vehicle. Additionally, if your doctor gives you advice not to drive while you have a broken limb, then you cannot legally get behind the wheel. In some instances the police have required a doctor to sign paperwork to clear you for driving, which they will want to sight.The laws of common sense apply when working out if it's safe for you to operate a car with a broken arm or wrist. Can you reach all the controls? Can you operate the gear shifter, indicators, windscreen wipers, windows, and even the door handles? It's also important to consider that it isn’t just your safety you’re putting at risk by driving when you shouldn’t really be behind the wheel – how would you feel if a loved one was injured (or worse) in a crash with a driver who didn’t have proper control of their car thanks to a broken bone?When it comes to insurance coverage, most companies will only investigate if the broken bone was a leading cause of the crash (and claim), however we recommend you read the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) for your specific insurance policy (from your insurer) to ensure that there is not an exclusion for medical conditions. While we found this link to the NSW rules helpful, most other states and territories don’t have well laid-out information available. Victoria tells you to check with a doctor before driving, while this legal blog backs up the belief that your ability to drive has to be okayed by a doctor rather than a policeman or your local transport department.​This article is not intended as legal advice. You should check with your local road authority to verify the information written here is suitable to your situation before driving in this manner.

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Aussies love the idea of enjoying alcoholic drinks on the highway as passengers, a practice otherwise known as 'roadies'.

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This is a pretty simple one. You are not allowed to drive above the posted speed limit at any time. Ever.