WHAT IS A HANDS FREE DEVICE, AND WILL PUSH-TO-TALK FEATURES BE ALLOWED?
THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT SAYS THE NEW LAWS PERMITS CELL-PHONE USE BY DRIVERS OVER 18 — ONLY WITH HANDS FREE DEVICES SUCH AS A BLUE TOOTH. EXEMPT ARE EMERGENCY PERSONNEL, FARM VEHICLE OPERATORS, TOW TRUCK DRIVERS AND THOSE USING A CELL TO CALL 9-1-1. PHONES WITH A PUSH TO TALK FEATURE CAN ONLY BE USED BY DRIVERS WITH CLASS A OR B COMMERCIAL LICENSES. THE NEW LAW DOES NOT EFFECT DEDICATED 2-WAY RADIOS, SUCH AS WALKIE-TALKIES HAM OPERATORS OR CBS. A RELATED LAW GOING INTO EFFECT JULY 1ST AS WELL BANS THE USE OF CELL PHONES OR OTHER MOBILE SERVICES DEVICES, IN VEHICLES SUCH AS PAGERS AND LAPTOPS, EVEN IF EQUIPPED WITH HANDS FREE DEVICES, BY ANYONE UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE. 4.0 EARTHQUAKE HITS LOMA LINDA THIS MORNING A LIGHT EARTHQUAKE HAS JUST STRUCK NEAR LOMA LINDA. THE MAGNITUDE 4.0 TEMBLOR STRUCK AT 7:14 THIS MORNING, AND WAS LOCATED 2 MILES EAST NORTH EAST OF LOMA LINDA, 3 MILES WEST OF REDLANDS, AND 4-MILES SOUTH SOUTH WEST OF HIGHLAND, AT A DEPTH OF 6 MILES. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS O
