Originally Posted By barboy ////A person shall not drive a motor vehicle while using a wireless telephone unless that telephone is specifically designed and configured to allow hands-free listening and talking, and is used in that manner while driving.//// Ambiguous/vague? ---you bet!
Originally Posted By alexbook What I want to know is when they're going to ban eating while driving. It's always a little scary to look over and see the driver of a moving vehicle holding a sandwich in one hand and a beverage cup in the other. What are they steering with, their feet?
Originally Posted By EdisYoda Let's see, yesterday I was driving in the fast lane of I15 when I woman entered the freeway and zoomed from the on ramp to the fast lane almost cutting me off, not paying attention to anything. I laid on my horn to get her attention and she gave me a dirty look (like it was my fault she was a moron), all while on the cell phone and smoking a cigarette!
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "It's okay to text and e-mail though people." I wouldn't test it to find out. It's getting added to the law.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I think this is a good law, actually. It's been in force in NY for a while. It's not in NJ, and when stuck in traffic in NJ not long ago I realized I COULD call my friend to tell him I was stuck in traffic. Of course, right then the traffic opened up and I could start moving at highway speed, but was still talking on the phone. An impatient moron (you weren't the only one just stuck for 20 minutes, pal!) cut me off and I was lucky to be able to maneuver out of trouble with one hand. If there had been another car to my right at that moment, I wouldn't have been so lucky. You really should have two hands to drive, and it's easy to get these hands-free devices (though with most of my driving in NY I haven't yet).
Originally Posted By DyGDisney I HOPE it's being added to the law. I think it's ridiculous as written, that it's not okay to hold the phone to talk, but you can hold it to text, or even e-mail??!! I mean, what seems more unsafe? Who makes these laws....
