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California’s Ban on Texting while Driving Extends to Navigation

Discussion in 'Trucking Electronics, Gadgets and Software Forum' started by TruckingSurveyor, Apr 10, 2013.

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  1. Apr 10, 2013 #11
    TruckingSurveyor

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    Driving and riding in the rescue truck, big difference.

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  3. Apr 10, 2013 #12
    Roadmedic

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    True, but I also use the phone when I drive commercially. It is one of the problems with the lock out on mobile use.
     
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  4. Apr 10, 2013 #13
    TruckingSurveyor

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    I see tons of people holding their phone (with it obviously on speaker phone mode) and driving as if that meets the hands-free law, just because it isn't to your ear, sheesh...
     
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  5. Apr 10, 2013 #14
    Roadmedic

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    I see them using the phone just like it should be. Held to their ear. Watched a driver text yesterday. Guess he needed to know where to take the container.
     
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  7. Apr 10, 2013 #15
    TruckingSurveyor

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    I agree with you that this guy pushed it, having said that, I will admit, I have been distracted by my dash mounted GPS before, reach up to change menus, etc. I don't think it is necessarily what is in your hand, BUT the act of being distracted, there have been studies that show you are only slightly less distracted by holding the phone vs. hands-free, the distraction is concentrating on two things at once. The way these laws get enacted is that it is easier to enforce something like hands-free vs. distraction which might be a judgment call vs. seeing you holding the phone. Anyway, good discussion, the problem is distraction from a multitude of things, I posted a local accident a couple days ago where a bull hauler rear-ended a stopped SUV here locally, driver was cited, BUT the news didn't say what the distraction was, pretty sure if it was a cell phone in a CMV they would of mentioned that, instead I think he was cited for careless driving.

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  8. Apr 10, 2013 #16
    Aimstraight

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    You're right about distraction. Just about anything can cause distracted driving including dash mounted systems or even just changing the channel on the stereo. My point was simply about how the law reads. Holding a phone while driving for any purpose could get you a ticket. And to point out that dash mounted or on board navigation systems as well as things like satellite radio, On Star, etc. are in no danger of being banned. Sure, those things can and do cause distractions. But trying to ban them would bring lobbyists out of the woodwork.

    Car manufacturers as well as the companies that own the private satellites that make all these systems work (many of which are headquartered in California) would start throwing fits. Not going to happen.
     
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  9. Apr 10, 2013 #17
    Big Don

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    Talking about distracted driving - how about when you are in heavy traffic and one or the other of your feet start itching like crazy, inside your boots! Man I used to hate that. Seemed it would only happen in heavy traffic. . .
     
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  10. Apr 10, 2013 #18
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    One step forward two steps back were not getting anywhere except going backwards.
     
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  11. Apr 10, 2013 #19
    bigdogpile

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    Do you think they can ever ban me from "holding me" wink,wink, thats the only time I'm majorly distracted & all over the road !
     
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  12. Apr 10, 2013 #20
    xtexasbabex

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    i dont understand y everything is banned 4 truckers and not 4 wheelers.it isnt fair,i think what is good 4 truckers should go for 4 wheelers 2.
     
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