Calif. driver gets ticket for wearing Google Glass

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Her post has received over 500 comments.</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">Abadie adds she was cited in San Diego for "driving with monitor visible to driver." The California Highway Patrol <a href="http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-google-glass-driving-ticket-20131030,0,3353836.story#axzz2jIsGRh5M" style="color: #1990e5; text-decoration: none;" title="http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-google-glass-driving-ticket-20131030,0,3353836.story#axzz2jIsGRh5M">confirmed to The Los Angeles Times</a> that the citation was issued for violating California Vehicle Code 27602:</div><blockquote style="border-left-color: rgb(201, 201, 201); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 2px; color: #797979; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 15px 60px; overflow: auto; padding-left: 20px;">A person shall not drive a motor vehicle if a television receiver, a video monitor, or a television or video screen, or any other similar means of visually displaying a television broadcast or video signal that produces entertainment or business applications, is operating and is located in the motor vehicle at a point forward of the back of the driver's seat, or is operating and the monitor, screen, or display is visible to the driver while driving the motor vehicle.</blockquote><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">CHP spokesman Jake Sanchez tells the Times officers aren't specifically looking out for Google Glass, but anything that could distract drivers.</div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 60px;">In a response to a comment added to her post, Abadie says the device was not in use while she was behind the wheel. "Glass was not on and I honestly don't use it much while driving but I do wear."</div></div></div></div>

Google glass Calif. driver gets ticket for wearing Google Glass

http://www.usatoday.com Brett Molina, USA TODAY 11:48 a.m. EDT October 31, 2013 (Photo: Martin Klimek) SHARE  983 CONNECT  234 TWEET  125 C...

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