乘私家火車旅遊之緬因州波特蘭
坐火車出行，對中國人不是什麽新奇事，但是在美國乘坐私家火車旅行，那絕對是與之前乘火車出行的概念決然不同的體驗。
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這兩日在家閑的，本來就想寫幾個字消磨一下時間，可是一直懶洋洋的，不願意動手。不料，今天警察叔叔推了我一把，讓我有了想寫東西的衝動。
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！
我不服氣啊，如果自己的手放在哪都要警察叔叔來規範，那要這個主人幹嘛？！
實在不信這個規定，回家後，老公也幫我上網查，發現竟然還真是的。據說之前有好多人因為在開車時用GPS或者聽音樂，被警察叔叔遞上罰單，他們不服氣上庭抗辯。剛開始法官大人還是蠻通情達理的，可是慢慢地他們失去了耐心，於是乎，所有類似的問題就都被打回來了，現在唯一的贏家是警察。
看到這，想爭辯的那股勁兒，就泄了。還跟他們浪費什麽時間哪，多餘！還是想想怎麽勒緊褲腰帶，怎麽節衣縮食，攢錢，準備等待罰款通知書的到來吧！ （不知道會不會因此順便減肥？！）
文學城的朋友們，請大家告訴大家，在米國加州橙縣開車時，不可以把手放在手機上，不管你有什麽原因！隻要你勇敢的放了，那就是跟自己的錢包過不去，那就是想支持橙縣的經濟建設！就算你錢多任性，你也一定不願意遇到這事！
寫到這，突然想到了中國警察叔叔，像這樣對社會沒有造成嚴重危害的行為，如果知道你是第一次，中國的警察叔叔說不定會說，念你是初犯，饒你這次。下不為例！趕緊走吧！
可是中國再好，被柴靜普及了知識後，也怕了回去。算了，下線了，洗洗睡了，省錢+環保！
算了，下次注意，保重！
有一點在文章中我沒有提到，就是等紅綠燈時，在我看GPS時，老公正好發了一個短信進來，問我到了嗎？因為我迷路了他擔心。如果沒有這個短信，我一定會打印我的通話、短信記錄，跟警察叔叔鬥到底。我之前appeal過，我勝了。
我沒有要誤導大家的意思，我跟警察叔叔解釋了我在看路線圖，他的原話就是：Fingers on the phone is not allowed. 我隻是想讓大家開車時注意，避免不必要的誤會和麻煩！被警察叔叔攔下，總是會影響心情的。
再次感謝各位的光顧！祝大家元宵節快樂！
http://www.cnet.com/news/california-court-drivers-can-use-smartphone-maps-for-now/
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.
That COP need refurbished.
http://www.dmv.org/articles/california-bans-use-of-cell-phone-gps-while-driving/
http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_25242685/california-court-oks-using-cellphone-map-while-driving
http://www.dmv.org/ca-california/safety-laws.php#Cell-Phone-Laws
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.
希望更多的朋友分享這些或類似信息，讓更多的老中收益！
原來知道開車不能打電話，後來朋友說拿手上也不行。
再提醒一條，聽說，在irvine，有車超 過馬路行人被開罰單，時間夠也得等著人過完馬路才能走
不過寫這個，最主要是為了給那些不知道的老中們提個醒。
請問，您是怎麽知道這個規定的？我就是好奇，不知道還有那些不易被發現但是容易跌入的陷阱？！
據網上查詢得知，隻要汽車發動了，隻要你坐在方向盤的後麵，那就是開車。至於車子是行駛中還是等待中，沒有區別。
還有，這個隻是通知書，要等兩周才會有罰款單郵寄到。
很容易打的官司