According to a new study, cell phone laws and reduced use of cell phone use has had ZERO effect on the accident rate!! Despite previous claims of percentage of accidents caused by cell phones, the actual data says otherwise. It seems that just because you have a cell phone in your hand and an accident occurs, that doensn't necessarily mean there is a casue and effect relationship.
So, according to the news article, over 184,000 cell phone tickets have been written in the past 18 months in California. This resulted in nearly 285 million dollars for the state... for NOTHING!!! As a matter of fact, the state is talking about tripling the fines for cell phone tickets AND extending the laws to bicycles!!!
Once again, the brokest state in the union is trying to make itself healthy by digging its hands into your pockets under the guise of public safety. I have said for a long time that these laws are bogus... now I guess it is clear that they are in fact bogus. I hate this state.

