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Originally Posted by drexappeal
Pretty decent sized fine (I think my cousin had to pay $140, but can't remember), so it's not something I mess around with.
I've heard that slowly, but surely, more states will be adopting California's rule about it. From what I remember reading, NY already did (could be wrong on this one though).
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Yeah, California has to think of ways to generate money!
All kidding aside, I live in a small enough city were I can wait 5 minutes and get to my destination to read a text or email that comes to my phone. If I feel it's important I'll either pull into a parking lot or read it at a traffic light when the light is RED.
Our school district here has initiated a $15.00 fee for kids who get caught using their cell phone during school hours except during lunch... after the second infraction the parent has to come pick up the cell phone... just another way the school is generating money, supposedly it's going to a general fund and from what I hear the high schools (2 of them with about 4,500 students total) has generated a lot of revenue from these fines
I've read about groups that say texting and driving is worse then drinking and driving... I say doing anything while driving is just as bad as drinking and driving... changing CD's, radio stations, talking to passengers, disiplining your kids in the back seat, eating a hamburger, doing crossword puzzles... yeah you get the idea...
I guess the FCC shouldn't approve a phone unless it has superior bluetooth compatibilities!
sorry for the rant