State says what to do with your hands

As of today, California's newest law says you must have a hands free device to talk on your cellphone while driving. I'm not sure what the citation is worth, and I'm not planning on finding out. I think it's an okay law, but it really doesn't get to the whole point. Arnie and other politics have lauded this as a law that's going to save 300 lives a year because that's how many accidents occur with people on cellphones. But here are the missing points. Studies show that most of these are because people get distracted by their conservations. NOT because their hands aren't on the steering wheel. The real impact of this law might be a lot less than 300 saved lives. Like I said, this law probably will save somebody and maybe that makes it a good law, but I think they may have over sold it a bit.

The other issue I have with the law is that it doesn't address the many other bad behaviors that cause accidents. Applying make-up, eating, reading the newspaper. Yeah, the speeding law as it exists is sort of a catch all. But again, maybe this new law just wasn't comprehensive enough.

Maybe it was just about selling headsets. Maybe it was the phone lobby.