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♪[ MUSIC ] ♪ >>> READY OR NOT, GEORGIA'S NEW
HANDS FREE LAW GOES INTO EFFECT
THIS SUNDAY, FOLKS F YOU'RE
STILL NOT SURE ABOUT ALL THE
RULES, HOW THEY AFFECT YOU,
WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED TODAY.
JOINING ME TO BREAK IT ALL DOWN
IS COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER FOR
THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF
HIGHWAY SAFETY, MR. ROBERT
HYDRICK.
HYDRICK.
HYDRICK. WELCOME.
WELCOME.
WELCOME. >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
MUCH.
MUCH. >>
MUCH. >> SORRY, IT'S KIND OF A QUIET
STUDIO TODAY.
STUDIO TODAY. EVEN TODAY I WAS ON THE PHONE
AND I SAW -- I WAS LIKE, I'M
SORRY, I DON'T KNOW.
I JUST DROPPED THE PHONE
BECAUSE I WAS LIKE I DON'T WANT
TO GET PULLED OVER.
I KNOW OBVIOUSLY THE LAW HAD
NOT GONE INTO EFFECT YET, BUT
WE NEED TO KNOW STARTING SUNDAY
A DRIVER CANNOT HAVE A PHONE IN
THEIR HAND OR USE ANY PART OF
THEIR BODY TO SUPPORT THAT
PHONE.
PHONE.
PHONE. >>
PHONE. >> AND TO MAKE A PHONE CALL.
THIS IS A BIG BEHAVIOR CHANGE.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ON OUR
PHONES FOR 30 YEARS, ANDS TO
SUDDENLY STOP DOING SOMETHING
THAT'S INSTINCT IS GOING TO
TAKE TIME.
TAKE TIME. >> LET'S GO THROUGH THINGS
PEOPLE DO.
PEOPLE DO. HOW ABOUT ME, I GOT MY EAR BUDS
IN, HERE WE GO.
IS THIS ALLOWED?
>> TAKE ONE OUT.
>> TAKE ONE OUT.
>> YEAH, HAVE ONE IN.
THE LAW SAYS YOU CAN HAVE AN
EARPHONE IN YOUR EAR, YOU CAN
HAVE A HEADSET.
YOU JUST CANNOT HAVE THE PHONE
IN YOUR HAND OR ON ANY PART OF
YOUR BODY WHEN YOU'RE MAKING
THE PHONE CALL.
WHEN YOU'VE GOT THE EARPHONE IN
YOUR EAR, YOU CAN ONLY LISTEN
TO AUDIO FROM THE PHONE.
YOU CANNOT HAVE MUSIC COMING
THROUGH THERE, AND YOU WANT TO
KEEP ONE EAR FREE SO YOU CAN
HEAR TRAFFIC.
HEAR TRAFFIC. , YOU CAN HEAR EMERGENCY
VEHICLE SIRENS AND THINGS LIKE
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING.
THING.
THING. >>
THING. >> YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF
WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND YOU IN
TRAFFIC.
TRAFFIC.
TRAFFIC. >> ONE EAR.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE RULES
SURROUNDING GPS.
SURROUNDING GPS. I LIVE BY WAZE, ESPECIALLY WITH
THE WAY ATLANTA TRAFFIC IS.
>> EVERYONE IN THE CITY LIVES
BY GPS.
BY GPS.
BY GPS. >> EVERYONE DOES.
TALK TO ME ABOUT THAT.
WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW?
>> THE HANDS FREE DRIVER
PROHIBITS DRIVERS FROM WATCHING
VIDEOS, BUT IF IT'S A G PS,
VIDEO A NAVIGATIONAL VIDEO, YOU
CAN WATCH IT.
YOU JUST CANNOT PUT THE ADDRESS
IN WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING.
YOU NEED TO DO THAT BEFORE YOU
GET ON THE ROAD.
MOST PEOPLE DO.
YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING,
AND IF YOU NEED TO CHANGE
DIRECTIONS, THEN FIND A SAFE
PLACE TO DO IT OR IF THERE'S A
PASSENGER IN YOUR VEHICLE, YOUR
PASSENGER CAN TOUCH THE PHONE.
THE PASSENGER CAN HANDLE THE
PHONE IN ANY WAY.
IT'S THE DRIVER WHO'S NOT
ALLOWED TO TOUCH THAT PHONE FOR
GPS.
GPS.
GPS. >>
GPS. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. SO WITH GPS JUST REMEMBER THAT,
YOU CAN STILL -- OBVIOUSLY
YOU'RE GOING TO TRUST YOUR
WAZE, YOU'RE GOING TO TRUST
YOUR GOOGLE MAPS.
YOU JUST HAVE TO BE SO CAREFUL.
THIS IS ALSO IMPORTANT, GUYS,
WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY GETTING A
TICKET.
TICKET.
TICKET. WHY AM I STICKING MY LEG OUT
STILL AS IF I'M PRESSING THE
GAS.
GAS.
GAS. I
GAS. I DON'T KNOW.
LET'S TALK ABOUT MUSIC AS WELL.
YOU'RE STREAMING MUSIC, WHAT
ABOUT THAT?
ABOUT THAT? >> MUSIC STREAMING APPS THAT DO
NOT HAVE VIDEO ON THE SCREEN,
YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE MUSIC,
BUT YOU CANNOT TOUCH YOUR PHONE
WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING TO TURN ON
THE APP OR PROGRAM YOUR PLAY
LIST.
LIST.
LIST. YOU
LIST. YOU NEED TO DO THAT BEFORE YOU
GET ON THE ROAD.
BUT KEEP IN MIND, THE APPS THAT
HAVE VIDEO ON THE SCREEN
VIOLATE THE SECTION WHEN IT
COMES TO --
>> WHO IS WATCHING VIDEOS?
>> REALLY ROBERT?
>> PEOPLE ARE CRAZY.
>> WE'VE HAD REPORTS OF PEOPLE
BALANCING THEIR CHECK BOOKS
WHILE THEY'RE DRIVING.
>> OH, MY WORD.
>> SO STREAMING MUSIC.
HOW ABOUT IF YOU WANT TO
ADVANCE TO ANOTHER SONG?
>> IF YOU WANT TO ADVANCE, YOU
CANNOT TOUCH YOUR PHONE WHILE
YOU'RE DRIVING TO DO THAT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
HOW ABOUT THIS, MY EYE WATCH.
>> YOU CAN TALK ON YOUR WATCH
F. YOUR PHONE WILL CONNECT TO A
PHONE WATCH, AN APPLE WATCH.
IT IS LEGAL TO SIT THERE AND
TALK ON YOUR PHONE LIKE THAT.
>> LIKE THIS PROBABLY, RIGHT?
>> THIS IS CARA'S ACTUALLY.
I DON'T HAVE ONE.
SO YOU CAN DO THAT.
>> THOSE ARE LEGAL.
>> WHAT WE'RE ASKING PEOPLE TO
DO IS VERY SIMPLE.
YOU WANT TO NUMBER ONE, CHECK
TO SEE IF YOU CAN CONNECT TO
YOUR CAR, OKAY?
CONNECT TO YOUR CAR.
>> A LOT OF THE NEWER CARS DO.
THE OLDER ONES DON'T.
IF YOU CAN'T CONNECT YOUR CAR
TO YOUR PHONE, WE WANT YOU TO
PUT IT WHERE YOU CAN REACH IT,
LIKE IF YOU'RE GOING TO CHANGE
YOUR RADIO, THIS IS A GUYS THAT
WILL GO INTO YOUR AIR VENT, AND
RIGHT BY YOUR STEERING WHEEL.
THIS WILL FIT INTO YOUR
CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND IT'S GOT
A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN CHARGE
YOUR PHONE WHILE YOU'RE
DRIVING.
DRIVING.
DRIVING. AS LONG AS YOU'RE TOUCHING
THIS, DIALING A NUMBER OR
HITTING YOUR NUMBER, THE
CONTACT OR ANSWERING YOUR PHONE
LIKE THIS IT'S PERFECTLY LEGAL.
YOU CAN HAVE IT ON
SPEAKERPHONE.
SPEAKERPHONE. WHEN IT'S IN AN AIR VENT IT'S
GOING TO BE NEAR YOU WHERE YOU
CAN HEAR THE PHONE AND PEOPLE
CAN HEAR YOU OVER THE
SPEAKERPHONE.
SPEAKERPHONE. YOU DON'T WANT IT TO INTERFERE
WITH YOUR ABILITY TO DRIVE A
CAR.
CAR.
CAR. WHEN
CAR. WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO DIAL A
NUMBER OR ANSWER THE PHONE YOU
WANT TO KEEP YOUR EYES AND HEAD
ON THE ROAD LEVEL.
>> ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN A
SPLIT SECOND.
SPLIT SECOND. >> ANYBODY EXEMPT UNDER THIS
LAW?
LAW?
LAW? >>
LAW? >> POLICE OFFICERS, FIRST
RESPONDERS IF IT'S PART OF
THEIR OFFICIAL CALLS, UTILITY
CONTRACTORS ELECTRIC, GAS, IF
THEY'RE OUT ON AN EMERGENCY
CALL, THEY'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE A
PHONE ON YOUR HAND.
IF YOU'RE SEEING AN EMERGENCY,
YOU'RE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD AND
YOU SEE A FIRE OR A ROAD
HAZARD, PICK UP PHONE IN YOUR
HAND, CALL 9-1-1. REPORT THAT
HAZARD.
HAZARD.
HAZARD. IF YOU SEE A TRAFFIC CRASH, YOU
COULD PICK UP THE PHONE AND
DIAL 9-1-1.
DIAL 9-1-1. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. EXCELLENT.
EXCELLENT. QUICKLY BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE
RUNNING OUT OF TIME, FINES AND
PENALTIES.
PENALTIES. >> IT'S $50 FOR THE FIRST
OFFENSE, $100 FOR THE SECOND
OFFENSE, 150 AND 3 POINTS FOR
THE THIRD OFFENSE.
HOWEVER, ON THE FIRST OFFENSE
IF YOU GO TO COURT AND SHOW THE
JUDGE YOU HAVE GOTTEN A HANDS
FREE DEVICE WHETHER IT'S AN EAR
PIECE OR ONE OF THESE THE
CHARGE CAN BE DROPPED.
>> EXCELLENT, GOOD.
>> THIS IS ABOUT BEHAVIOR
CHANGE.
CHANGE.
CHANGE. THIS IS NOT ABOUT WRITING A
WILL THE OF TICKETS.
THIS IS ABOUT SAFETY AND 13
STATES HAVE SEEN THE TRAFFIC
DEATHS DROP BY 16%.
>> INCREDIBLE.
>> INCREDIBLE. >> THIS COSTS LIKE 6 BUCKS.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. EXCELLENT.
EXCELLENT. NO EXCUSES.
NO EXCUSES. TALK ABOUT YOUR 4th OF JULY NEW
CAMPAIGN IMPAIRED DRIVING.
>> HERE'S THE THING, THE LAW
TAKES EFFECT NEXT WEEK, JULY
4th IS ON A WEDNESDAY.
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE
TRAVELING ALL DURING THE WEEK.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF
LAW ENFORCEMENT OUT.
YOU WANT TO WEAR YOUR SEAT
BELTS.
BELTS.
BELTS. YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE A PHONE
IN YOUR HAND.
NUMBER 3, JULY 4th, A LOT OF
ADULTS WILL BE CELEBRATING WITH
ALCOHOL.
ALCOHOL.
ALCOHOL. DO NOT GET BEHIND THE WHEEL.
YOU'RE MAKING YOUR PLANS NOW.
YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO
GO WATCH FIREWORKS.
MAKE SURE YOU KNOW HOW TO GET A
SOBER RIDE HOME.
>> I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH.
THANK YOU FOR THIS AMAZING
INFORMATION, SO IMPORTANT TO
KEEP US SAFE.
WE DON'T WANT YOU GETTING A
TICKET, GUYS.
TICKET, GUYS. WE'LL HAVE TRENT POST THIS, IT
WILL BE ON OUR WEBSITE FOR SURE
BUT ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AS
WELL.
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