California Bans Cell Phone Use For Teen Drivers

If you are driving and talking/texting, you are endangering not only your life, but my life too. There is no way in hell that any should disagree with this law. Now they need to turn their attention to adults who not only speed, but they use cell phones at the same time. If you are suicidal, stayat home and practice killing yourselves. While I'm on the road with you, don't do things do endager both out lives.

FINALLY!!!! ADULTS SHOULD BE NEXT ??? THERE JUST AS BAD

I am 68 years old and have had more close calls with adults on the phone running stop signs etc.
Lets ban all cell phone use while driving,if you need to talk pull over to the side of the road!

I agree and support this decision. I've been observing that about 75% of the people driving in the city are talking on cellular phone during day time. It became cheaper or even free to call from mobiles, but I didn't think about people "texting" while driving! I believe that all states should do the same and ban cell from not only teens, but also from adults while driving.

I will not converse with a calling party who is calling from a cellphone while driving. I always ask "are you driving and talking?" If they say "Yes", I reply "Call me when you are NOT driving" and then I hang up. Anyone who uses a cellphone while driving is endangering themselves and others. Headsets, boom mikes, bluetooth, does not eliminate the risks. My opinion, don't like that, tough!

please mr goverment keep me safe,, tell me what i can and can not do, im to dumb to take care of myself,,, your giving them to much power people!!!! they will abuse it

Just shows most can't do more than one thing at once.

They should ban poeple from using there phone while driving. They don't pay atention to the road. Lane change without looking they just look forward only and don't pay attention what is beside and behind them.

I SOO AGREE I MEAN HELLO ITS UR LIFE SO TEXTING SOMEONE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN UR LIFE?? OMG THATS SO DUMB I TOTALLY AGREE WITH BANNING CELL PHONES FOR TEENS WHILE DRIVING :)

For Mike Hylton and others with similar views on the subject... it's not your precious little butt that I'm concerned about. People talking on cell phones are a hazzard to others on the roads. I have had many close calls from cell phone talkers not paying attention to their driving. All cell phone use while driving should be prohibited in the interest of innocent parties.

I can't believe they only made the fine $ 20.00. Those kids could care less about the money. Now if the fine was a $ 1000.00 then maybe the would listen

MY GRANDSON WAS KILLED HALLOWEEN NIGHT WHILE HIS FRIEND WAS TALKING ON A CELL PHONE& TRYING TO DRIVE. STILL HAVING A HARD TIME DEALING WITH IT . HIS FRIEND LIVED & MY GRANDSON WAS A PASSENGER& HE DIED. THEY HIT A TREE.

It is not just teenagers but the adults too. Driving and talking on the phone even if it is hands free is DANGEROUS and should be banned. Are people really that stupid that they think only teenagers are text messaging. Give me a break!!

No one and I mean No one, should be able to use a cell phone or watch TV while driving. The fine should not be a slap on the wrist either.

I just hope all states ban cell phone use while driving, not just for teens but also for adults. When will people wake up?! Is it an ego thing or what? "Look at me - I am so important I must be reachable at all times!".
Not only do we have to contend with drivers speeding and cutting in and out of lanes, now they do it while yakking on the phone!

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How can the police give tickets for doing the same thing, talking on their cell phones?
Watch and you will see.

Its not just the teens talking on the cell phone, its the police, truckers, business people,
The states who have the laws are not enforceing them at least not in my town.

BULLSHIT!! I bought a cell phone so that i could talk on the move. Sending text messages is just plain STUPID but there's NO WAY that I' going to pull off the road to TALK. I can TALK to people inthe car with me, I can listen to the radio or other people in the car, and I can TALK on a two-way radio. If those dumbassed cops can talk on radios and cellphones while driving SO CAN I. I'm a hell of a lot more intelligent than any cop. And I seem to be a member of a rare group of people. I'm one of those rare people who can walk and chew gum at the same time. Anti cell phone people canKISS MY ASS!!

Using a cell phone while driving is one dangerous aspect of cell phone use.However usage of cell phones in general may lead to serious health effects especially among teens and children whose brain tissues are still developing. Visit www.cprnews.com, a reporting site on cell phone dangers with over 140 studies under world news.

I agree the fine should be more than $20!!!!!!! A fine is supposed to be a deterrent. Who cares about $20 or $50 bucks??

Think about it.How do you react to bad or upseting news on the phone, or in an emotional argument with some one, there is no way you can be watching the road with safty in mind.