A few years ago I was driving to work early one morning. At the time I didn't have hands free in my car. I saw it was a call coming in from my sister...very unusual early on a workday. I figured someone had died and without thinking I answered my phone just in time to be in the middle of the school zone. DOH!
I got lit up and pulled over. I explained the situation to the officer. It wasn't a death but a dire medical diagnosis on a family member. I apologized profusely and he let me go. I was going the speed limit and wasn't swerving or anything.
Now I have hands free in my car and will answer a phone call but I have my phone mounted to the windshield most of the time so there's no texting going on.
I got lit up and pulled over. I explained the situation to the officer. It wasn't a death but a dire medical diagnosis on a family member. I apologized profusely and he let me go. I was going the speed limit and wasn't swerving or anything.
Now I have hands free in my car and will answer a phone call but I have my phone mounted to the windshield most of the time so there's no texting going on.