Recent content by DBerry

I see. I have already paid the speeding ticket which, in Georgia, constitutes a guilty plea. I am contesting only the failure to exercise due care. I can say with certainty that I was not speeding because of the cell phone - I was speeding because we ALL speed on this stretch of road (no...

I didn't apologize. He asked if I knew why he pulled me over. I said "Not exactly" (because everyone was going the same speed). He said it was because I was speeding and talking on my cell phone. I said that I thought it was legal to talk on your phone while driving in Georgia. He said "Not...

Here's the code: § 40-6-241. Driver to exercise due care; proper use of radios and mobile telephones allowed A driver shall exercise due care in operating a motor vehicle on the highways of this state and shall not engage in any actions which shall distract such driver from the safe...

That's correct, I am not a minor nor do I hold a Class D license. The statute for failure to excercise due care indicates that "proper use of a cell phone" is specifically allowed in Georgia (with the provisions cited above that make it clear this specific exception does not apply to minors and...

Does talking on a cell phone ever consitute a failure to exercise due care if you are not under 18 and have a class C driver's license? Per the officer, I was pulled over for exceeding the speed limit by 12 mph and for talking on a cell phone. He then issued me two tickets; one for speeding and...