今天下午在Fullerton，被警察叔叔攔下，聊過數句後，被送上一份通知書，如上圖。事情是這樣的：因為迷路，我在手機上設定了路線圖。在等紅綠燈時，低頭看了一下那個路線圖，想知道還有幾分鍾到我要去的地方。沒想到這個時候，一個摩托警察悄無聲息地靠在我的車旁。我抬頭看到他，當時還想，幸好我沒有打電話， 不然...。可是當我啟動汽車時，看到警察叔叔立刻尾隨到我的車後，而他的魔幻彩燈立刻閃亮起來。我知道不好，過了路口立馬停下來。我知道開車不能打電話、不能講電話，不能發短信、不能讀短信。所以看到警察叔叔走近，我還理直氣壯地跟他解釋，我隻是迷路了，低頭看看GPS。在查看我的駕照和保險時，警察叔叔跟我解釋了，開車時不能用手機，他的原話是"Even your fingers on the phone, is not allowed!" 我@&%#@￥？ 這是什麽規定？ 什麽時候的規定？我怎麽不知道？！
雖然警察叔叔的態度溫和，臨走時還禮貌的跟我說，希望這件事沒有破壞我的心情。我馬上回答他：You did great job! 我還差點恭維他，這可比搶銀行省事多了！
California court: Drivers can use smartphone maps, for now
Unlike talking on a cell phone or texting while driving, a court of appeals rules that using a map app is OK under the law.
by Dara Kerr
@darakerr February 27, 2014 6:05 PM PST
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Texting or chatting on the phone while driving is illegal in California, but the law seems still to be catching up with technology when it comes to other aspects of smartphone use behind the wheel.
A court of appeals has reversed an earlier court decision that ruled map reading on a cell phone was taboo under the law, according to the Associated Press. The 5th District Court of Appeal said the law currently applies only to talking and texting on mobile devices and doesn't yet have legal language for app use.
The case came about in January 2012 after Fresno resident Steven Spriggs got a ticket for checking his iPhone 4 map when he was caught in a traffic jam, according to the AP. While he was searching for a better route on his phone, a California Highway Patrol officer stopped him and fined him $165.
After losing a challenge to the case in traffic court, Spriggs appealed the ticket to a Fresno County Superior Court. He lost again. Undeterred, he brought the case to the district court of appeals.
The panel of appellate judges ruled in favor of Spriggs, saying California law stipulates that "listening and talking" on cell phones without a hands-free device is illegal, but it doesn't specify other ways in which phone use is unlawful, according to the AP.
While this is a clear win for Spriggs, and he'll be able to get back his $165, the case could be appealed by the state attorney general's office to the California Supreme Court.
GPS and Other Map Apps
As of February 2014, the court overturned a previous decision and now has ruled that using a cell phone's GPS or other map feature while driving is legal, with or without a hands-free device while operating a motor vehicle.
Layman's terms? You cannot be ticketed for using your cell phone's GPS or mapping service regardless if you have a hands-free device or not.
今天下午在Fullerton，被警察叔叔攔下，聊過數句後，被送上一份通知書，如上圖。事情是這樣的：因為迷路，我在手機上設定了路線圖。在等紅綠燈時，低頭看了一下那個路線圖，想知道還有幾分鍾到我要去的地方。沒想到這個時候，一個摩托警察悄無聲息地靠在我的車旁。我抬頭看到他，當時還想，幸好我沒有打電話， 不然...。可是當我啟動汽車時，看到警察叔叔立刻尾隨到我的車後，而他的魔幻彩燈立刻閃亮起來。我知道不好，過了路口立馬停下來。我知道開車不能打電話、不能講電話，不能發短信、不能讀短信。所以看到警察叔叔走近，我還理直氣壯地跟他解釋，我隻是迷路了，低頭看看GPS。在查看我的駕照和保險時，警察叔叔跟我解釋了，開車時不能用手機，他的原話是"Even your fingers on the phone, is not allowed!" 我@&%#@￥？ 這是什麽規定？ 什麽時候的規定？我怎麽不知道？！
雖然警察叔叔的態度溫和，臨走時還禮貌的跟我說，希望這件事沒有破壞我的心情。我馬上回答他：You did great job! 我還差點恭維他，這可比搶銀行省事多了！
