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I got a tix yesterday for talking on the cell phone.The Mod cut: language cop was standing by the sidewalk and told me to pull over.The damn phone was on speaker and i was asking for directions from the person i was meeting up with.Even when i told the cop that,he couldnt care less.he was rude and obnoxious.instead of doing their jobs they r loitering one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in NJ-newark and looking for innocent residents to pull over.At that time i felt like doing something evil and wished i had some evil powers to hurt him.
I got a tix yesterday for talking on the cell phone.The Mod cut: language cop was standing by the sidewalk and told me to pull over.The damn phone was on speaker and i was asking for directions from the person i was meeting up with.Even when i told the cop that,he couldnt care less.he was rude and obnoxious.instead of doing their jobs they r loitering one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in NJ-newark and looking for innocent residents to pull over.At that time i felt like doing something evil and wished i had some evil powers to hurt him.
If you don’t happen to have one of the many nifty toys that enable people to talk hands-free, then pull over if you really need to answer a call. An officer is not going to care one bit that you only answered your hand-held phone because you saw that it was your boss or your mother calling, nor will he concern himself with the fact that you were on the phone getting directions because you’re not from the area and suddenly found yourself lost. It’s a better idea to save yourself the trouble – and the ticket – by pulling over if the call truly can’t wait. Cell Phone Laws in NJ - What to Know About Cell Phones Laws in NJ | Criminal Law | Yodle Local Articles
[SIZE=2]39:4-97.3. NJ Cell Phone Law[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]39:4-97.3 Use of wireless telephone, electronic communication device in moving vehicle; definitions; enforcement.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]1. a. The use of a wireless telephone or electronic communication device by an operator of a moving motor vehicle on a public road or highway shall be unlawful except when the telephone is a hands-free wireless telephone or the electronic communication device is used hands-free, [SIZE=3]NJ Cell Phone Law - 39:4-97.3[/SIZE][/SIZE]
I really feel like people are getting worse and worse with the cell phones. They are yapping away and driving so poorly. I can't stand it anymore. Everytime I have some jerk driving badly and I see them on the phone I want to scream.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a paint-ball type gun to shoot at a car whose driver is yapping on a cell phone. Something that wouldn't easily wash off but would identify the vehicle as one to watch out for - sort of a "lousy driver on board" sign.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a paint-ball type gun to shoot at a car whose driver is yapping on a cell phone. Something that wouldn't easily wash off but would identify the vehicle as one to watch out for - sort of a "lousy driver on board" sign.
I didn't bother to read through this thread, as the flurry of "You were wrong. Pay the ticket!" responses are as predictable as a humid 4th of July, but I personally believe it's still beneficial to fight the ticket, if only to contribute in some small way to the clogging up of the court system.
I think the problem with these types of tickets are the fact that there's no way to differentiate between someone who had been talking for hours and someone who called to ask the receiver a quick question, between someone who uses it habitually and someone who does so rarely. Some people will say, "Then don't use it when driving at all", but w/e - If I have to ask a quick question or there's an emergency, I'm going to use it regardless. I don't have lengthy phone conversations, and I don't text at all, whether I'm driving or not (I don't even have that feature and have no use for it).
I didn't bother to read through this thread, as the flurry of "You were wrong. Pay the ticket!" responses are as predictable as a humid 4th of July, but I personally believe it's still beneficial to fight the ticket, if only to contribute in some small way to the clogging up of the court system.
I think the problem with these types of tickets are the fact that there's no way to differentiate between someone who had been talking for hours and someone who called to ask the receiver a quick question, between someone who uses it habitually and someone who does so rarely. Some people will say, "Then don't use it when driving at all", but w/e - If I have to ask a quick question or there's an emergency, I'm going to use it regardless. I don't have lengthy phone conversations, and I don't text at all, whether I'm driving or not (I don't even have that feature and have no use for it).
So get a hands-free device. Problem solved. See how simple it is to comply with the law? A law by the way based on making it safer for ALL on the road.
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