On Saturday, September 7, 2019 at 9:38:27 PM UTC-5, Still Bud wrote:
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> On Sat, 7 Sep 2019 13:37:43 -0700 (PDT), "
> > wrote:
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> >My city passed an ordinance on July 1 that makes it illegal to be on your
> >cell phone while driving unless it's a hands-free device. The fine is
> >$100 but I don't think it's being enforced and I would have liked to see
> >the fine at $500. Just before that law went into effect I was reading
> >online another city had passed the same law. They had officers dressed as
> >part of a road crew at a busy intersection at whatever city it was. In one
> >hour they had ticketed 150 drivers for being on their cell phones.
>
> Been a law here in Cal. for a few years, and it IS enforced.
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> Basic fine is $20 first time, then $50, but there all sorts of fees
> that make it more like $60 to over $150.
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> Also covers texting.
>
For a fine that low I would not bother pulling anyone over. California
might enforce it but I bet it's not stopping it with a ticket that cheap.