California Hands-Free Law Doesn't Ban Texting
A Facebook group called "I Text Message People While Driving and I haven't Crashed Yet" has 800 members. It's growing — and perhaps even more so after a new law goes into effect Tuesday in California banning driving while phoning without a headset. The no-hands law does not ban texting while driving.
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A Facebook group is called I Text Message People While Driving and I haven't Crashed Yet. It has 800 members, and maybe even more will join after a new law goes into effect today in California. It bans driving and talking without a headset, but the no-hands law does not ban texting. Now the stereotypical California driver may change from stuck in traffic and gabbing on the phone, to driving and updating their Facebook.
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