"Charlie Wallace" quoted somebody: >Exceptions to the driver ban on handheld >mobile-phone operations were carved out for public safety-related calls >and commercial truck drivers, including those in the farming business. >Push-to-talk wireless communications would get a pass for three years >from the bill's effective date.
So it will still be ok to call 911 while driving. That plus the push-to- talk exception will mean that this law is unenforceable. There is no way an outside observer - the officer - can know if the exceptions apply. Why would an officer waste his time citing a cell phone user if it will be that easy to beat the ticket? Just say you were calling 911 about the drunk driver the officer obviously didn't see. The fact is that peace officers have been talking on hand-held devices while driving for much longer than cell phones have been around. If doing so is inherently unsafe, why does that practice continue? Why should the ordinary driving public be subject to different laws than state employees? Supporters of this rule should realize that it is about as intelligent as airport "security". -- Dave Close, Compata, Costa Mesa CA "Whenever you have a secret, [EMAIL PROTECTED], +1 714 434 7359 you have a vulnerability." [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Whitfield Diffie --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SOCALWUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SOCALWUG SOCALWUG website: http://www.socalwug.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
