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Originally Posted by baddog
Q: Does the new ?hands-free? law allow drivers 18 and over to text message while driving?
A: The law does not specifically prohibit that, but an officer can pull over and issue a citation to a driver of any age if, in the officer?s opinion, the driver was distracted and not operating the vehicle safely. Sending text messages while driving is unsafe at any speed and is strongly discouraged.
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/cellularphonelaws/index.htm |
if you become a hazard to the road you can be pulled over for any number of distractions. but legally having the phone in your hand and texting is not illegal. personally i think its 10 times more dangerous to text than talk.