Bicyclists may face fines for handheld cell phones, spandex still legal
Bicyclists: Don’t pedal and talk on your cell phone.
That was part of the message Thursday from the state Senate, which voted 21-16 to add for the first time a $20 initial fine for bicyclists for gripping hand-held cell phones while riding. You’ll have to go hands free. Subsequent offenses would cost $50.
The California Bicycle Coalition supports Simitian’s bill, according to the Sacramento Bee. Spokesman Jim Brown told the Bee that drivers carelessly using cells endanger cyclists, and cyclists endanger themselves when they clutch a cell while biking.
They endanger me by distracting me with those silly looking spandex outfits and even sillier helmets.
Source: Bicyclists may face fines for handheld cell phones, spandex still legal
That was part of the message Thursday from the state Senate, which voted 21-16 to add for the first time a $20 initial fine for bicyclists for gripping hand-held cell phones while riding. You’ll have to go hands free. Subsequent offenses would cost $50.
The California Bicycle Coalition supports Simitian’s bill, according to the Sacramento Bee. Spokesman Jim Brown told the Bee that drivers carelessly using cells endanger cyclists, and cyclists endanger themselves when they clutch a cell while biking.
They endanger me by distracting me with those silly looking spandex outfits and even sillier helmets.
Source: Bicyclists may face fines for handheld cell phones, spandex still legal
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