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October 20th 05, 11:11 PM

wrote:

This is nothing new, except for extending existing laws to apply to
cell phone.

Any older, experienced ham can tell you that it has long been illegal
to communicate using your mobile rig while your car is in motion.

I'm an older experienced ham and It has ALWAYS been LEGAL to use your
radio in you car while in motion.
There are many cases where a non-educated cop will give a ticked for
using your HAM radio in his moving car.
Once this goes to court 99.9 percent of these cases are dropped because
the cop is clearly wrong and did not understand.

We've always been excluded for conducting a QSO while driving on public
roadways, so it makes sense to me that cell phone use should be equally
prohibited. The law makes sense.

Cell phones are different and should be BANNED in a moving car. many
people can't carry on a full dulpex conversation while driving. There
are MANY people who don't pay attention while driving because their
having a fight over the phone or just plain bull****ting.

I can't even count the number of times that I've had to take evasive
action to avoid collision with a clueless man/woman who is so
distracted by their cell phone conversation that they totally lose
sight of everything around them.

This is true and I fully agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Harry C.