For the Drivers in Cali
 

Just FYI: California Drivers

Note the new Cell phone rule:

New Driving Fines for 2007

1. Carpool lane - 1st time $1068.50 starting 7/1/07 (The $271 posted
on the highway is old). Don't do it again because 2nd time is going to
be
double. 3rd time triple, and 4th time license suspended.

2. Incorrect lane change - $380. Don't cross the lane on solid lines or
intersections.

3. Block intersection - $485

4. Driving on the shoulder - $450

5. Cell phone use in the construction zone. - Double fine as of
07/01/07.
Cell phone use must be "hands free" while driving.

6. Passengers over 18 not in their seatbelts - both passengers and
drivers get tickets .

7. Speeders can only drive 3 miles above the limit.

8. DUI = JAIL (Stays on your driving record for 10 years!)

9. As of 07/01/07 cell phone use must be "hands free" while driving.
Ticket is $285. They will be looking for this like crazy - easy money
for police department

Not sure if the post is meant in your usual humour, ignore this if it is, I obviously just didn't get it...

Is it me, or is that a bit silly? Why not just fix the limit at 3 above what it used to be, instead of saying the limit is the legal limit plus 3?

The rest seem like common sense...

Because drivers in Cali drive typically 20-30 over the limit.
The limit currently is 65 in most places.
You'll probably get bumped off the road Spy Hunter style if you drive that slow.

I'm not concerned, but don't understand 4 and 8.
8 is drugs or drunk ? and what is 4 (katsugi driving ?)

4. Means driving on the side portion of the road.
I don't think this is too much of an issue in Europe. You all have ditches on the sides of the road, right?

8. This means driving under the influence of Alcohol or Drugs.
I think the legal limit is 0.08% Blood Alcohol content.
Basically, you have a shot O' booze then drive, you risk incarceration.

Has something to do with variances in speedometers and radar equipment, instead of having every second speeding fine challenged by people saying they were doing the limit, they just bump up the limit over which they will book you. If the limit is 65 they won't even bother unless you are doing over 68.

Does having 2 or more people in the car count as a carpool in the state of California? I'm just curious if it's the same as New York state.

Yes.
Scarecrows, Dummies and Mannequins don't count either.
I know. I tried.
(And failed)
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Sorry - I call "Urban Legend".

See article in Sacramento Bee: http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/250678.html

I figured by now, someone else would have spoken up, but since no one else has . . .

Actually, there are some places (the SF Bay Area comes to mind) where the minimum number for a carpool is three.

I don't know, working in a busy trauma center here in SoCal, i kind of for these fines. i don't know how many avoidable MVA's came into or ER due to violating the above.

one incident that sticks in mind from last year...I can't give specifics due to HIPPA but because of a cell phone user 2 people were killed in a car accident & of course the cell phone user was ok.

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I shall now go bash my co-worker over the noggin with her keyboard until she stops twitching, then, as a shamed I.T. Professional, I shall commit Seppuku by slicing myself open with an exposed IBM blade server, with my second shoving a tone generator in my ear and an RJ-45 connector in my left eye, and fiber op cable connected to our Clarion set on "extra crispy."
My sincerest apologies.

Actually, I am disappointed.
The only real law that I was hoping would go into effect was the "hands free" cell law. I can count at least 20 times in the last month where I was almost killed by a jackass not paying attention to the road talking on his cell phone while driving.

All is not lost it seems:
According to that website you provided:
"There is just enough truth in the list to make it believable. For instance, the Legislature did pass a law that drivers must use "hands-free" devices when talking on cell phones. But that law goes into effect a year from now, not today, as claimed in the bogus e-mail."

The worst part about it would be I would be killed because some retard could not find the self-discipline enough to drive for 20 minutes without calling up another jerk-ass who is also driving on his cell to say:
"So....whatchu doin?'
...Oh nothin....just drivin.....
yeah?....me too.....
You know what?
....what...
I think I really like Vanilla ice cream.
yeah........
.........
.........
.........
Um....Neopolitian is good too....
so what else you doin?
...nothin'
..whatchu doin?
.....
.........
..............Nothin'.....
(SCREEEEEEEE! WHAM!)

Yutzes.

This is our conversation verbatim as we called eachother driving on our way to kendo. Now you are calling us aholes?

It's your fault.
Everyone knows "cookie-dough" is the top flavor.

Neopolitan my ass.
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