{"id":12614,"date":"2025-03-03T12:30:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T19:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/?p=12614"},"modified":"2025-03-02T16:33:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T23:33:19","slug":"is-hands-free-working-maybe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/is-hands-free-working-maybe\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Hands-Free Working? Maybe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hands-free is now the law in Colorado. And some people are actually obeying the law.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

I took a short, no-big-deal ride on Sunday, just my monthly run to the wine store that I do on a bike as often as weather permits. But then I started checking to see if I could spot anyone using their phone in their car.<\/p>\n

That practice became illegal earlier this year and theoretically there should be fewer people doing it. And also theoretically, you ought to be able to notice a lot more cars with hands-free attachments on their dashboards or windshields. I don’t search extensively; I’ve got a motorcycle to ride after all. But especially when I’m on a multi-lane street and I’m easing past someone it’s not hard to take a quick glance in as you go by them.<\/p>\n

What surprised me was how many hands-free mounts I saw. Wow. People really are taking their safe driving seriously. Some at least.<\/p>\n

That’s not to say that everyone is. I did see one woman with her phone pressed up to her ear, and another one who was looking into her lap rather than at the road ahead. I actually favor the one with her phone to her ear because at least her eyes were on the road. At that moment. Who knows where they had been a few moments before or after.<\/p>\n

Mostly what I saw was people driving their cars. What a concept.<\/p>\n

Driving while using your cellphone is not specifically a motorcycling issue, it’s really a motorcycling, driving, walking, bicycling and whatever else issue. Those people cause crashes. I know this first hand<\/a>; fortunately I was uninjured by this red-light runner. My car was totaled.<\/p>\n

Be smart. Be considerate. Don’t use your phone when you’re driving. And call out any of your friends who still just don’t get it. The life you save may be your own.<\/p>\n

Biker Quote for Today<\/h3>\n

You own a car, not the road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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