New Cell Phone Law
Enter the Age of DWT's: Driving While Talking (on your cell phone)
Beginning tomorrow, July 1st, two new laws regarding driving a motor vehicle while talking on your cell phone will go into effect. If you are under 18, then you may not use a cell phone at all while driving. If you are 18+ years of age, you may use a wireless device (e.g. Bluetooth over-the-ear) while you are driving.
Fines are $20-$50 and ticketing is at the discretion of the officer. And yes, an officer may pull you over simply for this infractions.
For your downloading pleasure, find the FAQ sheet from the CHP.
No word yet from my crack team of legal eagles, but I don't believe that there are any regulations prohibiting bicyclists from "Biking While Talking". And once again, legislation is behind the times: looks like "Texting While Driving" is still very dangerous and very legal.
I absolutely hate it when people talk on cell phones when they're biking! For most people it causes them to slow down and swerve left and right, and it makes them really hard to pass.
Posted by: Jeremy | Monday, 30 June 2008 at 01:03 PM