Cal. cell phone/headset law question.

[trekkor]

So let's say I'm driving along with a BANANA to my ear, pretending to talk on the phone...

Ticket or no ticket?

thanks!


KT

[Super_Dave_D]

Lets say you are drunk and pretending to drive - ticket or no ticket??

[Shawn 357]

Originally Posted by Super_Dave_D

Lets say you are drunk and pretending to drive - ticket or no ticket??

If you have the keys in the ignition, yes, doesn't matter if the car is running or if you are just making engine noises with your mouth

[Super_Dave_D]

Originally Posted by Shawn 357

If you have the keys in the ignition, yes, doesn't matter if the car is running or if you are just making engine noises with your mouth

I know.....I thought the smiley face would imply that

[Aerkuld]

Why would you be driving while listening to a banana? I've never found them to be the most stimulating conversationists. Now, a coconut...

[HardDrive]

Originally Posted by trekkor

So let's say I'm driving along with a BANANA to my ear, pretending to talk on the phone...

OK, thats pure genius. LOL!

[trekkor]

I find them a-PEELING


KT

[Aerkuld]

Originally Posted by trekkor

I find them a-PEELING


KT

Was that it - the punchline?
All that effort for that?

[trekkor]

No, it just came to me. Like I slipped onto it.


KT

[Danny_Ocean]

Or...you can disguise your cellphone with a banana and avoid a ticket:

[Danny_Ocean]

Then, when the cops pull you over, quickly switch to this one:

[Danny_Ocean]

These are available @ WalMart...not sure if they're in produce or electronics...?

[Aerkuld]

I've heard my son talking about cell phone skinz. I guess this is what he was talking about.

[slodave]

Originally Posted by Shawn 357

If you have the keys in the ignition, yes, doesn't matter if the car is running or if you are just making engine noises with your mouth

It's actually if you are even caught trying to put the key in the door to unlock it. I.E. you are really are not going to drive, but were not drunk enough to remember that you left your cellphone in the car and go out to get it while the car is parked on the street.

I always wondered if you could still be arrested for DUI if you don't have the key that actually turns the ignition. After both of the ignition switches have failed in both my cars, I now have a key to open the door and another to start the car. In the case of my Toyota, the door key and ignition key are separate.

[DARISC]

Originally Posted by Shawn 357

If you have the keys in the ignition, yes, doesn't matter if the car is running or if you are just making engine noises with your mouth

Oh, in CA it gets better than that!

If the ossifer can find the keys, on your person, anywhere in the car, anywhere NEAR the car, you, in the eyes of the law, have access to them and are b b b b busted, Bub! DUI!

For example (really happened), Joe gets a DUI in his brand new pickup truck, license is suspended. Joe abides by the law and doesn't drive. However, one Sat. morning he backs his truck out of the garage onto his driveway and washes it. When finished, he pops a brew and sits in his new truck, engine off, and fiddles with his new high end audio system. Ossifer rolls up and b b b b busts him with another DUI! On his own freakin' property!

[Tidybuoy]

Originally Posted by Danny_Ocean

Or...you can disguise your cellphone with a banana and avoid a ticket:

Where do you come up with all these pictures? And instantly at that....

[Tidybuoy]

Originally Posted by DARISC

For example (really happened), Joe gets a DUI in his brand new pickup truck, license is suspended. Joe abides by the law and doesn't drive. However, one Sat. morning he backs his truck out of the garage onto his driveway and washes it. When finished, he pops a brew and sits in his new truck, engine off, and fiddles with his new high end audio system. Ossifer rolls up and b b b b busts him with another DUI! On his own freakin' property!

One more reason I appreciate my gate...I'm in...their out!

[trekkor]

Those pictures crack me up.


KT

[Danny_Ocean]

Here you go...yours for $9.99:

http://cgi.ebay.com/HILARIOUS-Banana-Cell-Phone-COVER-Ipod-Mobile-Cel_W0QQitemZ160258599397QQihZ006QQcategoryZ20336Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Might be a good experiment with the new law.

[EdT82SC]

Originally Posted by DARISC

Oh, in CA it gets better than that!

If the ossifer can find the keys, on your person, anywhere in the car, anywhere NEAR the car, you, in the eyes of the law, have access to them and are b b b b busted, Bub! DUI!

For example (really happened), Joe gets a DUI in his brand new pickup truck, license is suspended. Joe abides by the law and doesn't drive. However, one Sat. morning he backs his truck out of the garage onto his driveway and washes it. When finished, he pops a brew and sits in his new truck, engine off, and fiddles with his new high end audio system. Ossifer rolls up and b b b b busts him with another DUI! On his own freakin' property!

I'm sure it happens. My wife, who used to be a DA, once turned down a case the Costa Mesa PD filed where the guy was sleeping off being drunk in the back seat of his car in the bar parking lot (the Goat Hill Tavern for you locals). The cop knocked on the window. The guy didn't wake up. The cop unlocked the door with his slim jim, hauled the guy down to the station, and he blew over 0.2. Technically the guy was guilty, but he was totally passed out, and no danger to anyone so she rejected the case. The CMPD then re-filed the case, and made a big stink so another DA had to try it, and ended up with two mistrials before they gave up. What a waste of taxpayer money....