Comments on: California’s hands-free law now in effect

By: Editor

Editor — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 03:45:34 +0000

Charles: California law says you can’t “use a wireless telephone” and drive unless via hands-free operation. An iPhone is a wireless phone. You were holding it and using it. Next case … (sorry)

By: charles P

charles P — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 02:45:41 +0000

i was stopped by the cop stating holding my iphone in my right hand even i am not using the phone. i am using it for music and for what ever reason all of the sudden, my sound was blasted and I wanna adjust the volume. my sound is still loud when he came to window and saw me trying to fix the volume in my radio control. He knows its my music and even wrote it down to the ticket. I am planning to contest it since i didnt use my iphone as a phone but as an ipod. Do I have a chance in court?

By: jennifer

jennifer — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:47:05 +0000

I so agree they are getting ridiculous exp. Here in Cali. I just got my first cell phone ticket I was stopped at a red light and got a text I just looked at my phone I DID NOT AND WAS NOT GONNA TEXT BACK! And the cops instantly started arguing with me that I was. You can’t touch your phone in your car in the state of shitty California!

By: james

james — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:56:08 +0000

I want to know who reports the cops? I’ve seen MANY of them texting and talking on their cell phones! SMH!!!!!

By: cindy

cindy — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:17:07 +0000

i got a ticket for using the cell, but i wasn’t using it. my ear was hurting really bad from coming down the mtn, so i was pressing against it with my hand. i showed the cop my cell to see that it hasn’t been used, but no matter, got the ticket anyways. then the judge sided with the cop because the cop said my hand went down real fast. ya stupid, i have a stick shift! and how “hands free” is that! the laws are getting so ridiculous, especially her in calif.

By: Trevor

Trevor — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 20:02:26 +0000

I got a ticket just last month in Burbank, I was not even talking on my phone, I was dropping off a package for my work and there was an issue with something and I got like 5 calls in a row. I was not talking at on my phone, I just looked down at it for 30seconds while stopped at a light to see who was calling. An officer saw and pulled me over. He said the ticket did not go on your driving record and was not going do cost a lot. Whatever, ticket cost me 159 dollars plus a 10 dollar fee. SUCKS!!!

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:25:31 +0000

I love to drive past cops juggling. For all you safety law freaks dont worry, I am wearing a helmet!

By: itscrazy

itscrazy — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:33:07 +0000

how about eating greasy drive-through food while driving .. go give out tickets for that too.

By: karen

karen — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:57:57 +0000

The lack of human decency, from LAPD especially, is disturbing.

Given a ticket when I wasn’t even touching the phone, it was hands-free on speaker-phone, on my lap. Anything for money, it’s not really about safety anymore- let’s get real. What about eating while driving? Reading while driving? Putting on make-up? It’s just ridiculous.

This stuff is making people more angry, especially during these hard times, and therefore less safe on the road.

By: c moore

c moore — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:58:48 +0000

i can see texting as being dangerous while driving, as you have to look down to type. but talking on a cell. i started using cell phone in the 90′s, and it’s no different than talking to someone in the back seat. the bottom line is, california needs more money, and this is just another tactic to bring in more revenue. i may get a ticket, and i’ll pay it, but i will continue to talk on a cell phone.