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Title: California Court Says Holding Phone For Maps While Driving is Illegal

Link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/06/05/1446...

California law prohibits "operating" a mobile phone while driving. And that
makes it illegal for a driver to hold a cellphone in order to look at a map,
a state appeals court ruled this week. From a report: In a 2016 law intended
to strengthen previous restrictions, "the Legislature intended to prohibit
all handheld functions of wireless telephones while driving" and "to
encourage drivers to keep their eyes on the road," said the 6th District
Court of Appeal. A Superior Court panel had reversed a driver's conviction
for a traffic infraction and $158 fine in San Jose, ruling that the law
prohibited only "actively using or manipulating" a hand-held phone for
actions such as talking or listening, browsing the internet or playing video
games while driving. The appeals court reinstated the conviction and the
fine, in a ruling that could set a statewide standard unless it is narrowed
or overturned on appeal.

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