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Originally Posted by vinuneuro (Post 611739)

That's pretty impressive discipline. Do you go through this routine everytime you enter/exit the car?

If I have a computer laptop bag, it goes in the trunk and the cell goes in the bag in the trunk. If nothing is going in the trunk I find that the glovebox is more convenient.

Sometimes I put it in the tray under the HVAC controls, but I normally keep the ringer off, and the BB is programmed to turn itself off outside of work hours, so that helps as well. I have it for work reasons, mainly for travel, but I don't want to be contacted outside work hours, and I don't own a personal cell phone.

I liked MD's link; how did we all survive before cell phones were invented?

Phone in the trunk/back/glove box?? No problem. In the X5 Bluetooth works from there so
I don't need to hold or see the phone at any time. In the e60, same thing only better.
I can control the whole show from the steering wheel; Phone calls and tunes.
And if I'm looking for a how to get there, the wife dials it up on the navi without my assistance.

As far as how did we all survive before cell phones were invented?
The same way we did before the car, the dishwasher,the washing machine,
the television, the telephone, the airplane and a host of other essentials we
take for granted and are not about to give up......:rofl::rofl:

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Originally Posted by N S (Post 611561)

Definitely go to court, but I would not recommend pleading not guilty - the judge is not going to look favorably upon you for that. Essentially the judge will turn around and ask you if your front plate was missing, if your windows were tinted, etc. Whether or not you were given a chance to fix the items is irrelevant to determining "guilt" in this case. My recommendation would be to go to court plead guilty and ask to have the items changed to correctable offenses. The judge will be much more accomodating if he/she believes you are willing to take responsibility for your actions and are just looking for a reduced judgement.

Unfortunately, most California courts will not grant a reduction in penalties. The state needs money and they'll do whatever they legally can to get it. They wont just give you fix it tickets anymore.

For those who dont like the look of your front plates on the bumper, you can always purchase a clear smoked plate cover to place over it. There's no law stating its illegal since you can see through it.

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Originally Posted by E61Silver (Post 611631)

We multitask all the time, normally you don't change the station on the radio or adjusted the HVAC when in a heavy traffic condition, the same goes for a phone or talking to a passenger.

It all requires common scene, not saying that a phone is not a distraction but its not the same DWI.

That's the problem. EVERYBODY thinks they have "common scene"...

It's a fact, look on the freeways. Whomever it is yapping on the phone is the one driving slow, swerving around, forcing others to switch lanes prematurely, etc.

It's not just cell phones either. I saw a teenager eating cup-o-noodles while driving. Maybe she had enough "common scene"?

I'm with JCL on this one. US drivers simply do not have enough discipline, etiquette, courtesy, etc -- "not that there's anything WRONG with that." :rofl: