Texting While Driving: Banned Jan 1st, 09 - Page 2

Gemini Cricket · 09-25-2008, 06:28 PM

It's funny. By the looks of it, it seems that everyone in West Hollywood missed the first announcement about the hands-free cellphone use. I'm thinking they won't care about the texting behind the wheel law.

Did the Chatsworth accident have anything to do with them pushing this law through, I wonder?

madmonkeygirl · 09-25-2008, 06:29 PM

Probablly GC who knows. Funny though when nothing is in place and something happens like that then all laws change. Which sorry in my opinion should have been there to begin with. Nuf said.

Gemini Cricket · 09-25-2008, 06:51 PM

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Probablly GC who knows.

Ha ha! You're right. I almost forgot about Crashman on his brand new iPhone... with a drink in the other hand... driving with his thighs...

BarTopDancer · 09-25-2008, 06:54 PM

This was in the works right after the hands free device law was implemented. That law was written vaguely so they could add to it as time went on. The text ban bill was completed before the train wreck but the Governator refused to sign new legislation until the budget was passed. Since the budget has been passed, it was signed.

€uroMeinke · 09-25-2008, 07:39 PM

Damn, and I getting much better at it too

RStar · 09-30-2008, 10:08 AM

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What about those who apply makeup and drive? or those who shave and drive?or those who read the newspaper or map and drive. yes i've seen drivers doing this not to mention eating and drinking and driving. So just cuz they ban texting doesn't mean that people's eyes aren't averted from the road.What about those obnoxious billboards that are illuminated showing different things? Those are distracting. Seems a bit silly to me to ban texting yet all the other things people can do and get away with.

Coming home a driver behind me was on her cell phone. I was like damn no cop around to bust her.

That falls under the blanket of "Unsafe Driving". Technally, it is illegal to drive while distracted by anything, including texting. The main purpose of this blanket law is that if you cause an accident while doing this type of thing the reprocusions are that you are 100% at fault. If, however, you are swerving all over the road crossing into other lanes and back because of texting, an officer could stop you and give you a ticket.

I think part of making the texting and phone laws specific are the repeate offender fine increase scale.

09-25-2008, 06:28 PM	#11
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	It's funny. By the looks of it, it seems that everyone in West Hollywood missed the first announcement about the hands-free cellphone use. I'm thinking they won't care about the texting behind the wheel law. Did the Chatsworth accident have anything to do with them pushing this law through, I wonder?
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09-25-2008, 06:29 PM	#12
madmonkeygirl Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 764	Probablly GC who knows. Funny though when nothing is in place and something happens like that then all laws change. Which sorry in my opinion should have been there to begin with. Nuf said.
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	Damn, and I getting much better at it too __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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