03-02-2017, 07:33 PM
jdc wrote:
calling/texting is against the law in CA, not that anyone seems to care.
Calling is legal in California as long as you are not touching the phone (i.e. it is dash-mounted) other than a single touch to activate. I use my car's BT system but only when I'm either at a stop or on the open highway with little traffic. If people call me at other times and the phone picks up I tell them to wait a minute while I pull over.
I really can't understand why the majority of people don't have dash or vent mounts for their phones. They are cheap and much more convenient/safer than having a phone floating free. The magnetic ones are especially good. They also put the phone in the ideal position so that you can see Waze or whatever nav app you use. It makes no sense at all to not have one.