The New California Traffic Law of July 2007

[beeracing s14]

This was just forwarded to me. Some of them you may know about now or maybe going on since. I thought it may help you guys to be aware and make others whom you think are doing so illegally to be aware as well.

1. Carpool lane- 1st time offense $1068.50 starting July 1, 2007 (The $271.00 posted on the highway is old). Don't do it again because the 2nd time is goin to be double. The 3rd time is triple the amount and the 4th time your license is suspended plus $4k to pay.

2. Incorrect lane change- $380.00 Do not cross the lane on solid lines or intersections.

3. Blocking the intersection- $485.00

4. Driving on the shoulder- $450.00

5. Cellphone use in a construction zone: Double fine as of 7/01/07

Cellphone use must be hands free while driving.

6. Passengers over 18 not in their seatbelts- BOTHthe pasengers and the DRIVER get tickets.

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

8. DUI -JAIL (stays on your record for 10 YEARS!)

9. AS OF 7/01/07, cellphone use must be "hands free" while driving. Ticket is $285.00. They will be looking for this like crazy- They know this is the MOST COMMON of all and easy money for police department.


Remember people, California is down in debt. They will invent anything to get more and more cash no matter how rediculous it seems. Just be reminded and not be offended.

[steve shadows]

would you stop posting bullshit? please?

there is no law about 3mph over speed limit being that law to pull over

this is all bullshit

it un-validates the entire post.

if you can get this out of a penal code or DMV pdf file screen shot it (from a govt website) with a link then ill believe you.

[Grendel]

http://www.zilvia.net/f/forumdisplay.php?f=40

:p

[EDacIouSX]

i was about to negative rep you but then i saw you live in san marino. I went to southwestern academy in san marino so I will + rep you for living in SM cause you are baller and i'm not baller.

[beeracing s14]

would you stop posting bullshit? please?

there is no law about 3mph over speed limit being that law to pull over

this is all bullshit

it un-validates the entire post.

if you can get this out of a penal code or DMV (http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=148466#) pdf file screen shot it (from a govt website) with a link then ill believe you.



Hey someone like you can always test the water for us. Only then we can believe if its truly official.

[kensreliableb18b]

most of it is not real. some points are

dui = jail. obvious.

cellphone hands free. i believe this one is real

as far as the fine amounts go, those are inflated as well.

funny how this thing has spread like wild fire.

[PXRdriFT]

i believe the cell phone doesn't go into effect until 2008.

[fliprayzin240sx]

Most of these rules prolly dont kick in till 08. Maybe its true, well find Jan 1st.

[darkside40]

this may be a hoax.
I got that email a couple weeks ago about that.
But then i got this e-mail today...
Bottom line...be careful
__________________________________________________ _______________

All,

This is actually a hoax. For more information, click on the website:
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_california_traffic_laws_2007.ht
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The urbanlegends.com is actually a pretty good website to verify
"important" emails that we sometimes get. They investigate all the
legends that are circulating in emails and in the internet.

The closest thing to the truth about this email is that California will
require hands-free cell phone use.....but not until July 2008.



FYI... Stay Safe...

[2ilvia]

yep #7 threw me off, stupidest thing i ever heard

[C. Senor]

no the 1000+ carpool thing is what got me. no officer i swear that not an apple, his name is ritchie....LMAO

[CAPTAINNEO]

I got the same email a while back...I think the hands free cell phone part of it affects enough people where we would have heard of this from other sources (ex: news, DMV, etc). They cant expect this new 'law' to get out just thru emails, and expect EVERYONE in the state to drive with hands free sets as of july 1st...just my opinion.

[mrmephistopheles]

repost / wrong forum