New Case Outlaws Use of GPS Cell Phones While Driving
The appellate division of a California Superior Court has decided that the Vehicle Code section outlawing use of a cell phone without a handsfree device also outlaws use of the phone for virtually anything else.
“Our review of the statute?s plain language leads us to conclude that the primary evil sought to be avoided is the distraction the driver faces when using his or her hands to operate the phone. That distraction would be present whether the wireless telephone was being used as a telephone, a GPS navigator, a clock or a device for sending and receiving text messages and emails. “