If you’re wondering if a Bluetooth for the car headset or speakerphone will keep you out of trouble in California, please read to find out.
The California Highway Patrol is in the middle of a crackdown on those who choose to use a hand held mobile device while driving. As part of its Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the California Office of Traffic Safety said that law enforcement officials will have "zero tolerance" days across the state.
California is one of eight states to ban the all too familiar practice of talking on a hand-held device while driving. It is one of 30 to have laws against texting while driving.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a nonprofit research group funded by the insurance industry, says drivers who use do not utilize a Bluetooth for the car speakerphone or Bluetooth headset are four times as likely to get into crashes serious enough to cause injury.
The Office of Traffic Safety advised CHP (California Highway Patrol) issues more than 10,000 citations per month for the hand-held device violation. A violation for utilizing a hand held mobile device will costs $159 for the first violation and $279 for a subsequent violation.
A traffic stop for a hand held mobile device violation turned out to be quite humorous for a CHP officer. A driver who was talking on his mobile phone attempted to disguise the violation by dropping the device and pretended he was scratching his face. The phone bounced off his left arm and out the window. The phone was subsequently crushed by the moderate volume of following traffic.
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