California Teen Cell Phone Use Ban While Driving

[Munkay]

I think this law is intended to function like seat-belt laws: give police an additional, lawful, cause to stop a driver who may not yet have crossed the line into recklessness.

I thought seatbelt laws and cellphone use laws (in states where full bans are already in effect) are only secondary laws - you can't be stopped specifically for failure to comply, but if you are pulled over for other charges you face an additional penalty.

I may be wrong on this, but I know this much was true with cell phone laws when they were first introduced around here. It wouldn't surprise me if it changed since then, but I haven't heard any word of a change so far.

Cheers,

Munk