Californian drivers to go Bluetooth hands-free in 2008
September 24th, 2006
On January 1, 2008, driving and calling will be forbidden for Californians who don’t use hands-free car kits. Offenders will get a $20 fine while repeat offenders get their fine upped to $50. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California Highway Patrol are not joking about in-car security!
According to Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto: “Cell phones are the No. 1 cause of distracted-driving accidents in California. Accidents by drivers using hand-held phones outnumber those driving hands-free by a ratio of 25 to one.”
There’s never been a better time to switch to a Bluetooth phone and a Bluetooth hands-free car kit, isn’t it?
Read more about the new law on the San Jose Mercury News site
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