About time: hands-free phones in cars may become law in CA
While the cellphone industry has vehemently opposed this and claimed that there's little real proof this law is heading to the state Senate now where it is also expected to pass according to this San Francisco Chroncile story:
Legislation requiring motorists to use hands-free devices while making cell phone calls beginning Jan. 1, 2005, cleared a huge hurdle Thursday, squeaking out of the Assembly with no votes to spare.
Boosted by a California Highway Patrol study that found cell-phone use a leading cause of accidents involving distracted drivers, the bill passed 41-26 after languishing for more than two years without reaching a floor vote.