It’s coming! That slow car in front of you with the driver on the phone will finally be illegal.
July 1, 2008 will bring a new law phohibiting drivers from talking on a cell phone unless they have an ear piece, speaker phone or a car with bluetooth capabilities. Unfortunately, to my understanding of the law, the law doesn’t prohibit texting or dialing the phone numbers, so continue to be alert.
Highlights of the law are that drivers under 18 may not use a phone at all while driving, It is legal to make an emergency call, the fines are small but it takes valuable time to be pulled over & given the ticket and finally, no violation point will be assigned but it will appear on your driving record.
This information is on the DMV website and should be read in its entirety to cover the aspects I didn’t mention & to confirm all points I did cover.
