Facts
The appellant [A.] was observed by the police on 9 February 2015 holding and looking at his mobile phone or navigation device while driving in order to navigate to an address in Fräschels. As a result, he was fined by the Regional Court of Berner Jura-Seeland for a simple traffic violation. The Commission for Administrative Measures in Road Traffic of the Canton of Fribourg (KAM) then issued a warning against [A.] . [A.] appealed against this warning, which was dismissed by the Cantonal Court of Fribourg. [A.] then filed an appeal in public law matters with the Federal Supreme Court.Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court dismissed the appeal. It stated that [A.] had made the operation of the vehicle more difficult by holding and reading the navigation device for a longer period while driving, thus violating Art. 3 para. 1 of the TRegO. This behaviour is comparable to using a mobile phone while driving without a hands-free system and…