Holding your cellphone while driving for navigation is illegal, California court rules
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Hasn’t this always been the law?
That’s what I thought as well, but I think people kind of agreed that holding it for navigation was OK; even if it wasn’t legal.
Maybe this is just there to explicitly show that it is illegal.
Neato, now do the 20 inch iPad where you have to go 2 menus deep to turn on your heated seats
It's exempt because it's "attached to the car".
They don't care about use or safety with these laws. They only care about ease of enforcement. "I saw you holding your phone" is a much easier ticket.
It's not difficult to enforce regulations on car companies, but they provide bribes to politicians.
What about holding my car while socializing inside my phone?
Only illegal if you're driving your phone
I'm not driving my phone, officer. I'm traveling.
Nah I have Android driving that
whew
Coke in one hand and a taco in the other is still okay
The car just moves around me when I want to go somewhere
My phone lives in California; I live in the moment
So looking at the phone in my lap is OK? Good to know, CA.