Drive without a headset in California, get a free bluetooth headset (MSRP $150)

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Get a ticket, get a free gadget
By Holly Jackson, CNET News

Break the law, get a free headset?

It might sound a little odd, but online retailer Headsets.com has decided to make that idea the focus of a new marketing and educational campaign related to the new hands-free legislation that takes hold Tuesday in California and Washington.

In effect, if you get ticketed for talking on your cell phone without a headset while driving, pony up the $20 or $50 (depending on how many times you've been caught), then send documentation of your offense to Headsets.com.
A ticket could lead to a free Plantronics 925 headset (Credit: Plantronics // CNET)

The most surprising part? You'll be making a hefty profit by breaking the law. According to CEO Mike Faith, Headsets.com will, for a limited time at least, give away the Plantronics Discovery 925, which retails at $149.99.

"Some people might not be able to afford to upgrade to a headset, and we're not going to give them a low-end one," Faith said.

According to Faith, the objective is not to have people deliberately break the law to get a free, expensive headset, though it's unclear how the company will be able to determine who is going that route.

The other goal of the campaign is to draw attention to the law itself, Faith said, in hopes that most people will buy a headset instead of continuing to drive with one hand.

"Our goal is to get people to think about it," Faith said. "They really shouldn't be talking on the phone while driving and (should) start using two hands."

If you do happen to break the law, which CNET News.com does not suggest, the hotline 1-800-headsets or the Headsets.com Web site can start you on the path to a new headset.


(stoled from slickdeals)
 
never mind that it is the conversation that is the distraction, not holding the fucking phone
 
i ain't gonna drive with one of these on my hed. So I'll probably be killed while trying to put teh damn thing on while driving



[part of the ... i drive army]
 
So my friend got a ticket. She's trying this out right now. If it works, I'm going to have my cop friend write me a ticket and I'll do this as well.
 
Azra3l said:
never mind that it is the conversation that is the distraction, not holding the fucking phone
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I can talk to someone in the car with both hands on the wheel.
Morons like to text while driving - that should be immediate revocation.
 
Azra3l said:
never mind that it is the conversation that is the distraction, not holding the fucking phone
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Both are a distraction, but at least a hands free unit allows you to have both hands free, and it doesn't impair your peripheral vision.
 
Talking on the phone with a hands free unit is no different than talking to someone who is next to you. You don't see them banning conversations in cars, do you?
 
Azra3l said:
never mind that it is the conversation that is the distraction, not holding the fucking phone
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I agree. I was having a debate with a buddy of mine the other day. He said you are less distracted with a hands free. I think by having a conversation you are distracted. Whether it's more or less doesn't really matter, I think once your focus is divided, you are at risk.

He also said holding the phone to your ear creates a blind spot, which I can agree to an extent.

Overall, I don't think there will be much difference in collisions for people how are hands-free or not.

(I talk on the phone in my car, not hands free)
 
the only way they'll get the majority to adhere to this law is if it was a moving violation. I mean who gives a shit about a 20-50 dollar ticket. If it's a fix-it then it's the equivalent of the front-plate ticket, which nobody gives a shit about either.
 
Oktane said:
the only way they'll get the majority to adhere to this law is if it was a moving violation. I mean who gives a shit about a 20-50 dollar ticket. If it's a fix-it then it's the equivalent of the front-plate ticket, which nobody gives a shit about either.
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Hence the vast majority of vehicles in California have front plates! :rolleyes:


Oh, and it also has to do with enforcement.
 
Dumpy Dooby said:
Hence the vast majority of vehicles in California have front plates! :rolleyes:
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because they come that way from the dealer. But many people take them off because the ticket is basically meaningless. I ran around in california for like ten years without a front plate, of all the times I was pulled over only had one cop mention it to me and he didnt even write me up for it.
 
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