Keep your hands off the cell phone come July

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Keep your hands off the cell phone come July
Ryan Kim, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, March 24, 2008

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/24/BUH2VMOHJ.DTL&type=tech

I chose this article because it talks about how it will be illegal for California drivers to use their cell phones while they’re on the road unless it’s a real emergency. They are going to be required to use a hands-free way of talking such as using a headset, a Bluetooth wireless headset, or the speakerphone feature of their cell phones. I chose this article because I admit to being one of those drivers who have one hand on the wheel while they’re talking on the phone. I found this article interesting because I learned that there were 1, 232 collisions due to handheld phone use as to 71 collisions with hands – free devices, and this makes me want to be more careful when I am on the road. I think that going-hands free is a good idea for California drivers in order to minimize accidents.