Originally Posted by Chasing Hawk
Originally Posted by Quiltforme
In my state the police are exempt from this law.
Originally Posted by pocoellie
Our state is a "hands free" state, but I see people with their hand stuck up to their head with their phone, even the POLICE. The government makes these laws but doesn't have the enforcement.
Here in Oregon, police, firemen ambulance drivers are exempt. So are people who conduct business on the phone. But this hasn't stopped the abuse of the law here. Anyone can say they are on the phone while driving and it concerns their job and get away with it.
I highly doubt a Mom with a van load of kids is doing business on the phone while the kids are jumping all over the van going down the street.
Here and in the UK, mobile phone use has been banned for some years now (hands free is still OK), also ALL passengers have to be belted in, so those kids wouldn't be allowed to 'jump all over the van'.