On 6/20/2010 5:42 PM, Dan Abel wrote:
> In >,
> "J. > wrote:
>
>> On 6/20/2010 8:37 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>> Why these people don't just get a headset, I can't imagine. Bad enough
>>> many of them are almost oblivious to their surroundings,
>>> now they're just driving using one hand. This has made for some
>>> very interesting parking maneuvers I've seen. Could you put the
>>> damned thing down for a second to pull into a space?
>>
>> In many states a headset is unlawful--it's kind of a bizarre law as it's
>> OK to drive or ride with earplugs, but if you have a speaker in the
>> earplug it's not OK. Some allow you to use a headset that just covers
>> or fills one ear, others don't allow them at all.
>
> I've never seen a handsfree headset for a cellphone that uses both ears,
> only one.
>
> The California Driver's Manual says:
>
> "While driving do not wear
> a headset or earplugs in both ears."

California is a one-ear state. Florida and Massachussetts are
no-headset states.