Is is against the law to use your cel phone while driving on the freeway?
479483
Depends on your state, county and city laws.
685601
Yes, it is a federal crime and probably a state crime, but that all depends on the state. The US Code prohibits the " interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications."
175777
I don't think that it should be.  I often talk on the phone to actually stayed focus on driving, I get distracted by things in my purse, or playing with my hair, or the radio, ect... being on the phone keeps me focused on the road while my hand holds the phone to my ear.  People always know that I am on and know not to be insulted if the call ends abruptly.  I only use it responsibly and mostly for long distance driving. I have been in many more accidents than I would like to admit, and not one occured while I was on the phone!!  I've had more close calls without the phone than with also.\n\nCell phones are also excellent for helping people know where they are driving in areas that they are unfamiliar with.
605285
its illegal depending on where you are
945650
NO you're exercising your right to communicate in your preferred means of communication!  I work in telesales so can associate with the 'wanting to get away from the phone' thing!
605319
I believe they can do so under color of law. \n\nWhen a "peace officer" activates that red light on their car your only lawful action is to yield to that red light. If the officer keeps that red light on and is behind your car, you are not free to go, you are under arrest, although most police will say its only a detention. The test is to ask if you are free to go, if you are not free to go you are under arrest.\n\nThe officer under California law can perform a warrantless arrest under the vehicle code. However as you pointed out the vehicle code can only be used upon commercial vehicles, this is why the DMV is so adamant in issuing Commercial Class C drivers licenses to all people so the officers can pull over just about any car as the vast majority of citizens have admitted to being Class C or other commercial class of driver. Once you show your License you establish you are a driver and subject to regulation.\n\nIf you are not driving a commercial vehicle, California law Vehicle Code Sec. 260(a),(b) can be enlightening. Section 260(a) defines the type of vehicle required to be registered (regulated) under the Vehicle Code, commercial vehicles. Section 260(b) flat out states private cars and housecars are not commercial vehicles. As a citizen you are supposed to have the logical brain power to infer if Commercial Vehicles are required to be regulated, and private cars are not commercial vehicles, then priavte cares are not required to be registered (regulated). \n\nThis is why in farming communities a truck with the NOT FOR HIRE sign can use the public roads unregistered (politicians have placed restrictions on this in recent decades, talk to some old timers they will set you straight).\n\nSo when a peace officer who has taken POST training demands a license, he is making several assumptions, one you have a Drivers License and two, you were engaged in the activity of driving, moving goods or persons for hire via the public easement. If these two presumptions can be proven unfounded then you as a citizen would have excellent grounds for filing a Title 42 Section 1983 action against the offending officer, as well as a Title 18 Section 242. Even if the officer beats the Civilr Rights case, he can't beat the ride you get to take him on through the federal court. So if you feel an offcier has violated your freedoms by giving you a ticket, sue him, at the very least you can pay him back for making you jump trough the Superior Court System, by making the officer jump through the Federal Court System.\n\nThe right to travel is a god given right, including the right to travel in the conveyance of the day unhindered by government actors.
793340
Police are trained very heavy in multi-tasking so yes the can talk on the phone and chase people at high speeds and talk on the radio while running after someone and send a description of the suspect via phone or radio. So give them a bit of a break. Tough job. Before you criticize try it first. Bet you will be all over them thanking them when YOU need them. \nBut yes you Can report them if they are relay doing something wrong. just get the car number. But as far as speeding for them...How do you know they are not on a mission....they do have to obey the laws but if they are on a call that needs a silent alarm..do you know...NO. And buy the way Fire trucks and Ambulances have to adhere to the rules too..even with the lights and sirens on!
103504
there is a law against that. Its call assault and Battery. You won't have to use it but one time to get your message across.
909633
It's against the law to hold anything in your hands while driving - mobile phones, food, drink, etc. \nI think there are about three explainations for why nothing was done with the lady. 1. Police are human too - they made a mistake, didn't notice, didn't care enough, gave her a break. 2. The police were doing a specific job and punishing her for breaking this law would involve taking a large amount of time and paperwork that would take them away from what they were doing originally. 3. They did give her at least a verbal warning which you didn't notice.
272698
Should they be arrested? No, but there should definately be a huge fine!! I am a Firefighter/Paramedic and I drive Code 3 (lights and sirens) all the time.  The most dangerous part of my job is just getting to the emergency through all the traffic.  You'd be surprised at the amount of cars that don't pull over right away.  The idiots who don't pull over are usually on the phone, too occupied to pay attention to their surroundings.  Hands free phones don't help that much either.  You can have a conversation in your car with a passenger without much trouble because they can see what's going on with traffic too and sometimes can even point things out for the driver.  The person on the other end of the phone is just a distraction for the driver and offers no help at all.\nPS. Guess what is becoming the biggest excuse/cause for traffice accidents?  Answer: I was on my cell phone and didn't see it coming.
755622
Call me a sheep all you want, but I have a mind.  If the law in Cali if that you display a tag on the front and back of you car, then do what it says.  It's that simple.  I find it funny that you asked the officer those questions and that he actually answered them.  I don't answer retarded questions like those when drivers ask me stupid things that don't relate directly to the specific offense that they committed.  You should be lucky and grateful that he let you off with a warning.  You would not have had that opportunity with me.  Maybe that's because I do write tailgating citations.  \n\nYou also have to remember that safety regulations are not all there is to the law.  Let's just suppose that the car the officer saw without a tag on the front was stolen.  It may have caused the officer to turn around on the car to investigate why there was no tag on it, even though the thief was driving within the roadway rules.  \n\nAs for those rigged intersections, I agree with you.  Those agencies should have the devices removed by the state and fined heavily.
587266
This is illegal under the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (DPPA).\n\nWould you want somebody to be able to find information on you via this approach?
955673
When they deem it necessary, and completely at their own discretion.  A group of five of us in a car saw a cop put on his lights to get through traffic and then pull into a burger king drive through.  A friends mom complained and the department said that it is not against the law for him to us his lights as he sees fit.  So pretty much, if he wants to put on the berries and cherries because Pittsburgh just scored a touchdown, hey that's his call... but of course he has a boss, who he is eventually going to get irritated, if he gets too many complaints over a siren happy maverick.
239338
it is the gov't responsiblity to make sure you are safe.  that's is why there are laws against things that could potentially kill you.  so yes it's a good idea for wheelies to be illegal.  i wouldn't want my son seeing some idiot doing such nonsense on the freeway and then trying to go home and copy and kill himself.  plus doing wheelies on the freeway not only endangers your life, it endangers the innocent lives around you.  is that fair to us just trying to drive?
462774
I's illegal to use in a vehicle in the furtherence of a crime
112041
legal to use. Illegal to honk.
453028
They're just stupid idiots who deserve any accident they might have. The only problem is if they hit someone else. There are rules against driving while talking, and I think there is no reason whatsoever to break those rules. If you want to talk or your phone is ringing, then pull over, talk as much as you please and then drive on. It couldn't be any simpler!