Pushing the Right Buttons — New Jersey’s law against driving while talking on a non-hands-free cell phone does not outlaw pushing cell-phone buttons, a state appeals court said in overturning the conviction of a driver.
Appellate Division Judges Edith Payne and Linda Baxter said that because N.J.S.A. 39:4-97.3(b)(2), allows “activating, deactivating, or initiating a function,” holding a phone with one hand and pressing buttons is not prohibited.
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