How to: Avoid Costly Fines From Gadget Use
June 27, 2008 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Cellphones
With new wireless telephone laws taking effect in California this Tuesday, it literally pays to know what they are. The fine for using a “handheld wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle” is $20 for the first offense, and “$50 for subsequent convictions”. But this electronic pamphlet distributed by the California Highway Patrol promises “triple” the base fine.
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At least there are exceptions based on emergency. “a driver… [can] make emergency calls to law enforcement agency, a medical provider, the fire department, or other emergency services agency.”
Know what the laws are and how they affect your gadget use. Do you have particular laws in your area that proscribe how to use your gadgets? How well are they enforced? What penalties do they carry?
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