LAist: Hello, New Cell Phone Law

thecoloured

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:16:13 -0800

Yet, I still question why snobs in new Bimmers have their earpieces on behind the wheel. C'mon people, iDrive isn't that hard to operate!

John Earnhardt

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:30:17 -0800

Voice activated technology in cars will only get bigger and bigger, yes? Isn't this the natural progression for safety...and productivity? Coming soon: hands-free eating and make-up application... http://blogs.cisco.com/news/comments/look_ma_no_hands/

Militant Angeleno

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:23:34 -0800

21st-century Californians seem to have a bigger love affair with their cellphones than their cars. So perhaps, $4+ gas notwithstanding, this will get even more people onto alternative forms of transportation.

Steve Ruiz

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:20:18 -0800

"Blah,blah,blah,blah... Hold on" [set's phone down] "Cop?" "yeah. Whew. blah,blah,blah,mall,blah. OMG, hold on." "Just text me back..." Sigh

Steve Ruiz

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:20:18 -0800

"Blah,blah,blah,blah... Hold on" [set's phone down] "Cop?" "yeah. Whew. blah,blah,blah,mall,blah. OMG, hold on." "Just text me back..." Sigh

phdiaz

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:54:40 -0800

Surprisingly, I only saw one person (a woman) driving in her new Mercedes this morning with a phone to her ear - outside the Kids Club on in Pasadena, where everyone needs to pay attention since there are a lot of kids around. But then again, I have a 5 minute drive. Grace period, grace period? This law passed in the end of 2006. 2006 - I think 1 1/2 years is pretty damn sufficient for people to have gone out and bought either a wired ($5 - $60) or a wireless ($19.99 to $150) headset. $5 dollars people, that's cheaper than what gas will be in 2 months. If people are too damn cheap or lazy, then http://www.freeheadset.org/home.php will ship you a free one (wired of course)for about $4.