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Originally Posted by jackastor
You know some things are just stupid. I don't quite understand it but seems to me most people would use headphones at any rate.. and I cant imagine being stuck in a car and being forced to listen to the wife's audio book of Sookie Stackhouse......
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Though I have seldom seen the law enforced, wearing headphones while driving in British Columbia is prohibited. The exact wording is quoted below:
A headphone, earphone or earbud may only be used in one ear, and only if it is part of a hands free telephone function. Using it for a function other than hands free telephone if the device is capable of another function in addition to the telephone is prohibited.
Basically, you must use the car's speakers to listen to an audio book which means no passengers allowed. I actually queried one publisher about how the policy would apply if I had my mother-in-law who was deaf as a post and a non-speaker of English as the only passenger in the vehicle. The response was that I would be violating their rights.
I have seen people dialing and chatting on their cellphones, texting, doing their eyelashes, breast-feeding a baby (this while driving at ~100km/h!) and pretty much any other activity that anyone with a moiety of common sense would avoid while driving at any speed.
Regards,
David