[CTSARA] [GNARC] Fwd: AN ACT EXEMPTING AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS USING HAND-HELD RADIOS FROM THE PROHIBITION ON USING HAND-HELD MOBILE TELEPHONES AND MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES WHILE DRIVING.

Tue Apr 7 17:01:17 EDT 2015

so, does the apply to and installed radio with a handheld mic?  That would not be a hand held radio? :)

So, this is a distracted driving law.  As long as you aren’t distracted, and driving within the laws, there is no reason you would get stopped.

My $0.02

On Apr 7, 2015, at 4:08 PM, T Aest <swimlaps123 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Betsy's caution is spot-on; the Feds messed up CT's exemption.  The article in Nov 2013 " "Distracted Driving Legislation: Proceed With Caution"says:
> 
> "When the State of Connecticut applied for a grant to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) it was advised that its distracted driving statute was not in compliance with the conditions of the program because its Amateur Radio exception was not one of the three exceptions permitted under
> the law. And sure enough, the Notice of Funding Availability issued by NHTSA lists the three permitted exceptions and goes on to say, “No other exceptions are permitted under MAP-21.”
> The state was not about to turn away federal money, so in its 2013 session the Connecticut General Assembly amended the statute to limit the use of a hand-held radio by a licensed amateur
> to emergencies only — exactly what we were hoping to  avoid."
> 
> 73 de Tom
> 
>> From: k1eic at att.net
>> To: svj58 at optonline.net; ctsara at mailman.qth.net; gnarc at mailman.qth.net
>> Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2015 00:20:12 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [CTSARA] [GNARC] Fwd: AN ACT EXEMPTING AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS	USING HAND-HELD RADIOS FROM THE PROHIBITION ON USING	HAND-HELD MOBILE TELEPHONES AND MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES	WHILE DRIVING.
>> 
>> Please read the attached article that appeared in I think Nov or Dec 2013
>> QST.
>> 
>> 73,
>> Betsey K1EIC
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> 
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>> From: GNARC [mailto:gnarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Steve Urso
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>> Subject: [GNARC] Fwd: AN ACT EXEMPTING AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS USING
>> HAND-HELD RADIOS FROM THE PROHIBITION ON USING HAND-HELD MOBILE TELEPHONES
>> AND MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES WHILE DRIVING.
>> 
>>> To: "svj58 at optonline.net" <svj58 at optonline.net>
>>> Subject: AN ACT EXEMPTING AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS USING HAND-HELD RADIOS
>> FROM THE PROHIBITION ON USING HAND-HELD MOBILE TELEPHONES AND MOBILE
>> ELECTRONIC DEVICES WHILE DRIVING.
>>> 
>>> http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/ACT/PA/2012PA-00067-R00SB-00061-PA.htm
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