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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 07:03 PM
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Hands Free phone law is useless

Hands Free phone law is useless. I see so many people holding the phones and talking on them as if the law does not exist. What is up with that? I have to say that most of the ones I see doing it are women in SUVs.

Any comments? Am I the one noticing this?
Old Sep 16, 2008 | 07:08 PM
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bro I seen cops on the freaking phone...what example is that?
Old Sep 16, 2008 | 07:11 PM
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I carry blutooth headset in my car but never use it because its useless. I got jawbone and palm 700wx. pairing is a ***** and once I pair it, people have no idea what I'm saying.
Old Sep 16, 2008 | 07:15 PM
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ya i have been stuck in the san rafael hell traffic and there are people all over the place talking while holding it. hell 3 chp went right by us and they didnt even look at her.

its just another way for them to give you a hard time.

a buddy of mine got pulled over cuz the cop thought he was talking on his phone. (he didnt even have his phone on him he left it at home and thats what we were going to get.

they asked for his DL were looking all over the car didnt even run his DL gave it back and informed him of the hands free law before letting us go.

bunch of bull****
Old Sep 16, 2008 | 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by jinorazi
I carry blutooth headset in my car but never use it because its useless. I got jawbone and palm 700wx. pairing is a ***** and once I pair it, people have no idea what I'm saying.
my jawbone works real good with my phone but it hurts my ear sometimes.
Old Sep 16, 2008 | 07:27 PM
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Cops can, and should be able to do whatever they want.

I think the law is BS because driving an automatic vehicle, you always have a free hand, so you should be able to hold your phone. Manual transmission vehicles are dangerous. We've all done the one handed steering shuffle, instead of turning the wheel gradually, you go straight, switch phone to other hand, knee steering wheel, shift, and do a sharp 90...or 2 45's haha.

and on the freeway just cruising you should be able to talk on your phone, manual or auto, youre in top gear and have an extra hand.

the law wasnt made to get people to stop holding their phone, it was made to make extra money. Everyone knows that about almost all laws.

Speeding? yep we all did it today at least 1 mph over.

what i see are a lot more TXTRS!!! which IS dangerous!
Old Sep 16, 2008 | 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by kYLEMtnCRUZr
Cops can, and should be able to do whatever they want.

I think the law is BS because driving an automatic vehicle, you always have a free hand, so you should be able to hold your phone. Manual transmission vehicles are dangerous. We've all done the one handed steering shuffle, instead of turning the wheel gradually, you go straight, switch phone to other hand, knee steering wheel, shift, and do a sharp 90...or 2 45's haha.

and on the freeway just cruising you should be able to talk on your phone, manual or auto, youre in top gear and have an extra hand.

the law wasnt made to get people to stop holding their phone, it was made to make extra money. Everyone knows that about almost all laws.

Speeding? yep we all did it today at least 1 mph over.

what i see are a lot more TXTRS!!! which IS dangerous!
I love to AIM while i drive
Old Sep 16, 2008 | 07:31 PM
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smoking a bowl and driving and on phone is a tricky task
Old Sep 16, 2008 | 07:35 PM
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i see people do this all the time, hell, i almost got hit today pulling out of a parking slot at Walgreens cause someone was OMG-ON-THE-PHONE-GIRRRRL!


****.
Old Sep 16, 2008 | 07:36 PM
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Well people break the rules all the time. We as a subaru community do it all the time, loud *** exhausts, street illegal mods, speeding, etc. This is no different. To me its no big deal. Like all rules - people will break them and until they are caught, will continually break them.

Edit - Laff at Jinorazis post
Old Sep 16, 2008 | 07:36 PM
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i love finding txtrs in the fast lane, then i get in front of them, and slowly slow to like 60 haha. so much fun, totally interupts their txting.

If they are in the slow lane i will push it down to 45 lollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

yeah funny i NEVER have seen a guy texting while driving
Old Sep 16, 2008 | 07:38 PM
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I agree the law is totally pointless. But then again I am one of those that is to lazy to pick up my bluetooth... ehh
Old Sep 16, 2008 | 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by kYLEMtnCRUZr
i love finding txtrs in the fast lane, then i get in front of them, and slowly slow to like 60 haha. so much fun, totally interupts their txting.

If they are in the slow lane i will push it down to 45 lollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

yeah funny i NEVER have seen a guy texting while driving

hahahaha

I am so doing this the next time I see someone pounding keys
Old Sep 16, 2008 | 07:41 PM
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Heyell yeah, theyre the ones coming within 6 inches of your car on the freeway since they pay no attention in the first place, they have no right to get mad at you for slowing in front of them. yet they still wave their hands in the air lol

even better yet, slow lane or fast lane, they get fed up with you, so they choose a different lane or try to pass, thats when you mash on the gas and get ahead of them, so they go back to their initial lane...then a mile later let them ctach up and do it allllllll over again haha.

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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 07:45 PM
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I see more cops on cell phones now then anything else. Another thing, you can't talk on the phone while driving unless using hands free of course but you're allowed to text!?



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