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No GPS, no music unless they’re hands-free

Update: Read Paul Payne's follow-up story about the court ruling here. If you're using your cell phone to get directions or play music while you're driving, you're breaking the law. That's the ruling released Monday by a Fresno County appeals court. After considering People v. Spriggs, the three-judge Superior Court [...]

By | April 10th, 2013|19 Comments

Hey, pedestrian, watch where you’re going

The in thing for pedestrians seems to be so engaged in texting that they don't pay attention to traffic as they cross streets. Or they could be on their cellphones. Or they're listening to their iPods. If they were driving a car, they could face fines costing hundreds of dollars [...]

By | May 9th, 2011|19 Comments

Headphones while walking could become illegal

There's a lot of controversy over Californians' illegal use of cell phones while driving. Here's an Associated Press story about two states that are looking to regulate what pedestrians do while walking. ---------- By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Attention texting pedestrians and iPod-obsessed runners on the [...]

By | January 24th, 2011|1 Comment