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Topic: Ca. Goes Hands Free Today Or Pay

July 1st is upon us and the "Hands Free" law goes into effect today. There is NO grace period, law enforcement will give you a ticket today if they spot you holding your phone in your hand behind the wheel. If you don't have a head set pull over to talk. Experts conclude it's not the phone, but the conversation that causes distractions while driving. So we'll see what this new law actually accomplishes.

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Long long overdude....if you dont have that blue tooth by now, you might want to wait a few days...went into Verizon to check out some newer models, mines horrible..anyhow the line was out the door, that just like us to wait to the last day...."whats that, I cant hear you, this blue tooth is giving me a ear ache "

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Re: Ca. Goes Hands Free Today Or Pay

We have had that law in New York now for 2 (or is it 3) years. Didn't make much of a difference. If I look at other drivers on the road it seems that 50% are yakking away (and driving like distracted idiots).  Of course when I picked up my phone when waiting for an anticipated return call, there was the man...  $50 fine plus another $40 in court costs.

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I don't understand this law. We have it in Chicago (it doesn't stop everyone from talking anyway), but it doesn't address the real problem, which is a certain segment of people being IDIOTS!

Take away hand held phone use and you're still stuck with these things that I have actually seen people doing on my drive into the city (at speeds up to 70 mph):
Putting on make-up
Shaving (electric shaver)
Reading a newspaper (across the steering wheel)
Reading a paperback book
Brushing hair (while looking in the vanity mirror)
Eating

The law should be that if you're doing anything that takes your attention away form driving, you should get ticketed for stupidity.

Sorry about the rant...I feel better already.

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Re: Ca. Goes Hands Free Today Or Pay

Heyyy now Bill! I used to drink a cup of coffee, smoke a cigarette, change the radio staion (with the dial, not a preset), read the map, drive with one finger, and.....it was 1986 and I used a hands free cell phone!!! New York has had the law and some people actually abide by it.  If not, they will set a trap under the guise of "inspections", causing a line up of cars...and the spotter car is further up the road watching you tell honey your in a line at a car inspection stop....

Bill S wrote:

I don't understand this law. We have it in Chicago (it doesn't stop everyone from talking anyway), but it doesn't address the real problem, which is a certain segment of people being IDIOTS!

Take away hand held phone use and you're still stuck with these things that I have actually seen people doing on my drive into the city (at speeds up to 70 mph):
Putting on make-up
Shaving (electric shaver)
Reading a newspaper (across the steering wheel)
Reading a paperback book
Brushing hair (while looking in the vanity mirror)
Eating

The law should be that if you're doing anything that takes your attention away form driving, you should get ticketed for stupidity.

Sorry about the rant...I feel better already.

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Re: Ca. Goes Hands Free Today Or Pay

Hands free has been the law here for quite some years now and I think everyone agrees, as statistics show, that driving has become 'safer'. It's also fair to say that you still see some people daily who are willing to risk the hefty fines.

But I was shocked on my recent visit to see how much talking while driving was going on in Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and Indiana. Lots, much of it by very young drivers. I'm sure it's a truism everywhere that you simply can't legislate for stupidity.

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The amazing part of this new legislation here is it doesn't involve texting, but that's on the books up in Sacramento working it's way through the house. The new law prohibits anyone under 18 to use a communication device, hands free or not. Sorry kids!!!

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8 Reply by bigjeffjones (edited by bigjeffjones 2008-07-01 15:20:21)

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Young, stupid, no driving, no working, sissified, thumb-twiddling, trash talking twinkass, mama's boys and ditzy snippets...  I just almost got killed today on my bike by some masturbatory maggot talking on a cell and eating some fast food.

After he pulled over on top of me and I blew the horn, he rolled the window up and ignored me.  I have not been that angry in a long time.  If I didn't have a higher power I'd have blood on my hands right now.  I memorized that license plate.

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EDITZ:  my kids are all grounded just for having texting on their phones...kidding, but boy am I hot.

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Re: Ca. Goes Hands Free Today Or Pay

Let it all out Jeff, don't hold back now...........:D

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Amsterhammer wrote:

Let it all out Jeff, don't hold back now...........:D

Wait, let me tell you how I really feel...I love that quote from your co-elder.  Now that made me laugh.

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We recently had that law put into place here in Jersey. Took place a few months ago... yet I still see tons of people talking on their cell phones and driving. I have one of those ear pieces,  I use it when I have too. Otherwise, it's off! wink

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Rocket wrote:

Heyyy now Bill! I used to drink a cup of coffee, smoke a cigarette, change the radio staion (with the dial, not a preset), read the map, drive with one finger, and.....it was 1986 and I used a hands free cell phone!!! New York has had the law and some people actually abide by it.  If not, they will set a trap under the guise of "inspections", causing a line up of cars...and the spotter car is further up the road watching you tell honey your in a line at a car inspection stop....

Bill S wrote:

I don't understand this law. We have it in Chicago (it doesn't stop everyone from talking anyway), but it doesn't address the real problem, which is a certain segment of people being IDIOTS!

Take away hand held phone use and you're still stuck with these things that I have actually seen people doing on my drive into the city (at speeds up to 70 mph):
Putting on make-up
Shaving (electric shaver)
Reading a newspaper (across the steering wheel)
Reading a paperback book
Brushing hair (while looking in the vanity mirror)
Eating

The law should be that if you're doing anything that takes your attention away form driving, you should get ticketed for stupidity.

Sorry about the rant...I feel better already.

Rocket,
Everyone knows you're an exception... that extremely high IQ of yours let's you multi-task when normal mortals can't.

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13 Reply by ohiodawg13 (edited by ohiodawg13 2008-07-02 00:57:28)

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Re: Ca. Goes Hands Free Today Or Pay

Hey Blood,

            I can hear the bottuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuums.

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Bring It!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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bigjeffjones wrote:

Young, stupid, no driving, no working, sissified, thumb-twiddling, trash talking twinkass, mama's boys and ditzy snippets...  I just almost got killed today on my bike by some masturbatory maggot talking on a cell and eating some fast food.

After he pulled over on top of me and I blew the horn, he rolled the window up and ignored me.  I have not been that angry in a long time.  If I didn't have a higher power I'd have blood on my hands right now.  I memorized that license plate.

scared and pissed
blood pressure off the chart

EDITZ:  my kids are all grounded just for having texting on their phones...kidding, but boy am I hot.

Man glad your ok Jeff, I dont want to go off topic, but after having taken my motorcycle riding course (dont even ask if I have a bike yet..SHE!!...says when it's time mad) ...people please pay close attention to your surroundings, there are more bike riders now than I can remember...and many of them are rookies...so check them mirrors

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Bravo. Bravo...

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ohiodawg13 wrote:

Hey Blood,

            I can hear the bottuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuums.

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Bring It!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HA HA Cali Bros. & Nic, Thanx for all that.  Yeah I just blessed him before I went to bed last night.  I don't usually get that angry about anything.

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17 Reply by Mindy (edited by Mindy 2008-07-02 21:27:22)

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RICjunkie wrote:

We have had that law in New York now for 2 (or is it 3) years. Didn't make much of a difference. If I look at other drivers on the road it seems that 50% are yakking away (and driving like distracted idiots).  Of course when I picked up my phone when waiting for an anticipated return call, there was the man...  $50 fine plus another $40 in court costs.

I agree...I really don't see a difference at all.  So many drivers are yakking on the phone while driving.  I can't say I'm completely innocent either...but it's not often that I do.

Frequently I see drivers swerve on the highway, and I call it the "gotta dial a number" swerve.  More often than not, that's the case.  When I see drivers swerve I promptly try to get away from them and most of the time there they are, with cell in hand.

It's a good law...if it was more easily enforceable.  I don't think that too many are pulled over for this, but I would love to see some stats on it.

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18 Reply by Rocket (edited by Rocket 2008-07-06 18:07:43)

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ohiodawg13 wrote:

The amazing part of this new legislation here is it doesn't involve texting, but that's on the books up in Sacramento working it's way through the house. The new law prohibits anyone under 18 to use a communication device, hands free or not. Sorry kids!!!

                                                                                          Hang Up & Drive DAMNIT!!!!!!

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July 14th 2007.  Fairport , New York.
Five, I repeat 5. That's 1-2-3-4-5 teenage girls were killed in a head on crash with a tractor trailer.  The driver's cell phone was being used for texting.  Her phone was used to send a text message to a friend 10:05:02. That friend text messaged her back at 10:06:29. Thirty-eight seconds later, at 10:07:07, the first call came into 911 reporting the accident...  It's moot to speculate if the driver was texting, but the fact of the matter is someone was and the group was likely distracting to the driver if she wasn't...Her friend got no response to that text obviously.  How'd you like to be the one wondering what happened to your friend's "phone".

I swear I could lead a life of pickpocketing on people using their cell phones whether for texting, talking, or playing a game, or perusing "who called"...

I'm an exception (although I do not do any 3 things while driving anymore that don't involve listening to music as one and keeping my eye on the road as two, and both hands on the wheel as three) wink  Just drive. Drive safe.  Defensively. Slow down too.  Little old ladies may tick you off when YOU want to get by, but likely you'll both survive.
Jeff, calm down, it's not the last time you'll be near death due to incompetent and dangerous driving.  Vow to mutter, curse, snarl, and release that big angry fish-and tell the story to vent...Ahh that's better now, ain't it? smile

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