Californians: Better Start Shopping for a Hands-Free Kit...

Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS wrote:
> On Fri, 01 Sep 2006 07:41:53 -0700, Scott en Aztlán
> > wrote:
>
> >http://ktla.trb.com/news/ktla-cellba...newsspecial3-1
> >
> >New Bill Would Restrict Cellphone Use by Drivers
> >
> >By Nancy Vogel, Times Staff Writer
> >
> >September 1, 2006, 6:04 AM PDT
> >
> >Bills that received final legislative approval and were sent to the
> >governor Thursday included a measure to ban drivers from talking on
> >cellphones unless they use a headset that frees their hands.
> >
> >Lawmakers had introduced similar measures in each of the last five
> >years to no avail, but Schwarzenegger recently expressed support,
> >saying, "We must make sure that people don't use phones, because it
> >not only endangers them but it endangers everyone else out there."
> >
> >SB 1613 by Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) would make driving while
> >holding a cellphone an infraction starting in 2008.
>
> More criminal coddling. It says it will be an infraction which is the
> lowest crime level - below felony and misdemeanor. Prolly have a
> fine of $25 as if that's gonna stop anyone.

Well, its a start, anyways. Reform takes time, and its a continual
progression, not a sudden discrete jump.