You thought cellphone laws in your state were bad?

[Jzero]

Welcome to the UK!
That's right. You can't use a handheld phone with or without a hands-free set, wired, wireless, Bluetooth, or otherwise because you might have to push a button or look at the display.
You can't use a cellphone if the engine of your car is switched on.
"I got ticketed for calling for help when I saw an accident even though I was stopped on the side of the road. My battery was dead, and I turned on my engine to charge it while I made the call..."

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: Jzero
Welcome to the UK!
That's right. You can't use a handheld phone with or without a hands-free set, wired, wireless, Bluetooth, or otherwise because you might have to push a button or look at the display.
You can't use a cellphone if the engine of your car is switched on.
"I got ticketed for calling for help when I saw an accident even though I was stopped on the side of the road. My battery was dead, and I turned on my engine to charge it while I made the call..."

That example is ridiculous. Obviously a cellphone should always take precidence over an anti-phone law in times of emergency of a vehicle break down, etc.

Once those little silly things can be ironed out though I'm a staunch supporter of banning cellphones for people driving. It's a gross distraction. Cellphones are the most distracting things for the average driver.

 

[Hubris]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: Jzero
Welcome to the UK!
That's right. You can't use a handheld phone with or without a hands-free set, wired, wireless, Bluetooth, or otherwise because you might have to push a button or look at the display.
You can't use a cellphone if the engine of your car is switched on.
"I got ticketed for calling for help when I saw an accident even though I was stopped on the side of the road. My battery was dead, and I turned on my engine to charge it while I made the call..."

That example is ridiculous. Obviously a cellphone should always take precidence over an anti-phone law in times of emergency of a vehicle break down, etc.

Once those little silly things can be ironed out though I'm a staunch supporter of banning cellphones for people driving. It's a gross distraction. Cellphones are the most distracting things for the average driver.

No Sh!t. I hate people who squat in the high-speed lane while talking on their cellphones and go a lot slower than the rest of traffic. Die, cellphone users, die!

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: Jzero
Welcome to the UK!
That's right. You can't use a handheld phone with or without a hands-free set, wired, wireless, Bluetooth, or otherwise because you might have to push a button or look at the display.
You can't use a cellphone if the engine of your car is switched on.
"I got ticketed for calling for help when I saw an accident even though I was stopped on the side of the road. My battery was dead, and I turned on my engine to charge it while I made the call..."

That example is ridiculous. Obviously a cellphone should always take precidence over an anti-phone law in times of emergency of a vehicle break down, etc.

Once those little silly things can be ironed out though I'm a staunch supporter of banning cellphones for people driving. It's a gross distraction. Cellphones are the most distracting things for the average driver.

A ridiculous example to go with a ridiculous clause of a ridiculous law. An average driver sitting in a parked car talking on the phone with engine running is no more dangerous than an average driver sitting in a parked car talking on the phone WITHOUT the engine running.

As for not being able to use handsfree kits, GTFOOH. Show me proof that talking on a cellphone with a Bluetooth or wired headset is any more distracting than chatting to the person in the back seat.

 

[Kevin]

Its not the law, its them as-hole cops who write out the Summons to yank your d-ck. There's a law on the books in NYC saying that you can spit on the sidewalk. Well my friends at the train station and starts coughing. So he does like any normal person would do and spit it out. Well, Mr. Police officer decided to write him up. Even though it was quite obvious my friend was sick. He couldn't be bothered fighting it so he just paid the fine. Sometimes its better to just pay it off since most of the judges here are pr-cks and will most likely fine you half the amount plus give you 50-100 hours community service.