C-dub wrote:I think this is a very ambiguous crummy law. The OP's wife did nothing more than read the message the same way I would read the screen of my radio to see the title or artist of the song that was playing. She didn't text anyone or make or receive a call. Could someone also be ticketed for removing their sunglasses and stowing them in an overhead slot? Or the ever popular, applying makeup, taking a bite of a burger or burrito, or taking a drink from a bottle of water?
For myself, I have a car with bluetooth and can do the hands free thing. I tried it the first year we had the car and found it to be more distracting than just holding the phone up to me ear.
I just wondering why? How does it work? After pressing the voice command button on my steering wheel I just say, "dial a number" if the number isn't in my phone, or "call" if it is, and am prompted for follow up commands. There is a mic in the roof of the car and the receiver plays through the car's speakers. So, for example, I say, "dial a number," the voice says, "dial a number," I say "555-5555," the voice repeats the number, and if it's correct I say "dial" and am connected. Or I say "call," the voice says "call," and displays a list from my phone directory, and I say "home,"...it repeats "home," and I'm connected. For me that's much easier than using my phone or having to hold it to my ear.
