So as of Jan 1, 2008 a law in California was passed that we couldn't TALK on our cell phones while driving. So what does everyone do? They start texting and driving...and yes, an Amtrak collission occured in Southern California (a friend of a close friend was killed in that crash, a 21 year old with admission to med school in the fall). It was proven that the driver of the train was texting and driving.
So now we're not allowed to text and drive in Cali. Here it's already against the law.......
Almost everyone either has a headset plugged from their cell phone to their cigerette lighter thing so they can talk on their phone, or have a bluetooth device of some sort. Luckily my MINI came with a cool feature where I can pair my phone to my car and talk via the stereo speakers (music automatically fades out when a call comes in). And people still text, but you can get caught very easily..especailly downtown SJ. There are cops everywhere. They assume that if you're holding your phone..you are either calling or texting and you should be doing either according to law in this state.
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