u know i have never read the law but i agree with it. so many times have i seen accidents on the freeways due to some man pr woman talking on there phones and are oblivious to whats going on around them. then bang they rear end someone. when i was working i would drive anywhere from 100-200 miles aday on average. so alot of freeway driving. you already got idiot drivers out there then u put a phone in there hands while driving they become dangerous. i think as for a tax payer paying for that person to be prosecuted that shouldnt be ours. i think if that person who was on the phone and loses his or hers case should pay for the court fees. if they win there case then the officer should pay. lol like that would ever happen. well i agree with it. havent heard of anyone beating it yet. but cant till they do then i know what to say if i ever get one. but the fine is low enough that most people wont even fight it. there was one case in sunnyvale where a 18 year old boy was pulled over by a cop on a street bike and he asked the boy why was he on his phone. well the kid said he was calling his dad because he just got robbed by gunpoint like minutes ago. well the officer said what where they and how did they look. he told him and he put out a apb on the suspects and they were caught. the officer didnt write him a ticket because he was on phone trying to report a crime to his dad who intern was gonna call the cops because his son was freaked out. only case where i heard of no ticket being written. sounds like the boy made a good case for himself. lol