California law isn't "anti-cellphone" (but there is a wrinkle...)

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Paul Saffo <paul () saffo com>
Date: August 21, 2007 11:08:06 AM EDT
To: dfarber () cs cmu edu
Subject: California law isn't "anti-cellphone" (but there is a  
wrinkle...)


Dave,
I note that here in California and also Washington State, no one is  
banning cell-phones, but merely requiring in-car users to use a hands- 
free device (e.g., speaker phone or headset). Such a law  hardly  
qualifies Lauren's description that it is  "anti-cell phone".

But I note that the law might create a problem for amateur radio  
operators who will no longer be able to use traditional hand-held  
mics, and presumably will have to go to ptt headsets.  Now, given how  
many hams are on this list, where is the outrage?!!? ;-)

best
-p
(K3PLS)



Secon
On Aug 20, at , David Farber wrote:

> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
> Date: August 20, 2007 7:25:28 PM EDT
> To: dfarber () cs cmu edu
> Cc: lauren () vortex com
> Subject: New Study Refutes Assumed Link Between Cell Phone Use and  
> Auto Accidents
>
>
>    New Study Refutes Assumed Link Between Cell Phone Use and Auto  
> Accidents
>
>               http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000271.html
>
>
> Dave,
>
> As regular readers of my missives may know, I've long been a critic
> of the conventional wisdom that the anti-cell phone laws becoming
> increasingly common (including one here in California set to take
> effect around a year from now) will reduce auto accidents -- the
> science and statistics just never appeared to be there to support
> the types of legislation passed, as far as I'm concerned.
>
> Now, a new U.C. Berkeley study appears to confirm that accident
> rates simply have not behaved in a way that would validate the views
> of those pushing these cell phone laws that affect the general
> population:
>
> http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2007/08/13_cellphone.shtml
>
> Laws passed on the basis of gut feelings, rather than hard facts,
> are often the ones that make the least sense and do the least good.
>
> --Lauren--
> Lauren Weinstein
> lauren () vortex com or lauren () pfir org
> Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800
> http://www.pfir.org/lauren
> Co-Founder, PFIR
>    - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org
> Founder, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com
> Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
> Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com
>
>
>
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