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A former law partner had a friend who was actually cited for that: the charge is "Improper use of a safety device", and is just as illegal as playing with the phone.
I was with a friend who has an F150. We were off chasing trout and as we were rumbling down the road he asked Siri to call his wife at home. Seri responded “ I am sorry John I can’t do that” and ended the conversation.
Just yesterday I had an idiot cut in front of me on I 75 and leaned on the horn a good 5 seconds. Well, the idiot made the move to let a Bradington cop by (no lights or siren, just cruising). I was pulling a trailer (precludes panic breaking) and this idiot cut over so close that if I hadn't been on the brakes as much as I could while keeping control, his bike rack would have caught my left fender. Did the cop do anything? Nope. I mean really, at least wag a finger.
Easy fight in court if you have a good judge but traffic court often has nonlegal professionals adjudicating. Concern for the safety of others is as much a right as concern for your own.
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No, that would be far from easy as a legal issue.
It's certainly arguable, but blaring a horn to tell someone to move is precisely the type of behavior targeted by the law. You would probably have to target the law itself to have a chance of success.
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Ha, ha, the future is dim. Mine detects accidents.
https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/threads/mav-detected-an-accident-last-night-ha-ha.38801/
https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/threads/mav-detected-an-accident-last-night-ha-ha.38801/
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My wife is frequently in mine.
Flashing headlights to warn of speed enforcement has been found legal under First Amendment. The parallel between lights and sound in free speech is an easy correlation, but I'm not a Constitutional lawyer.
As I said, a challenge to the law itself.
I can see the arguments, and could make them, but no current or next year Maverick would cover the retainer I'd require. Somewhere between a Lariat and Platinum Plus F-150 Powerboost. And if the government appealed past the superior/district court (which would hear the appeal and be the "real" case after traffic court in most jurisdictions), that likely wouldn't cover it all! (let alone the potential USSC appeal, but most lawyers won't step out of a case over payment when it goes there . . .).
Headlights only affected the two cars and the police, while horns affect other third parties. And noise restrictions have been held to involve more than pure speech.
But I'm decades past serious dabbling in Constitutional law, so someone else would likely be a better choice to hire (but also more expensive!)
I can see the arguments, and could make them, but no current or next year Maverick would cover the retainer I'd require. Somewhere between a Lariat and Platinum Plus F-150 Powerboost. And if the government appealed past the superior/district court (which would hear the appeal and be the "real" case after traffic court in most jurisdictions), that likely wouldn't cover it all! (let alone the potential USSC appeal, but most lawyers won't step out of a case over payment when it goes there . . .).
Headlights only affected the two cars and the police, while horns affect other third parties. And noise restrictions have been held to involve more than pure speech.
But I'm decades past serious dabbling in Constitutional law, so someone else would likely be a better choice to hire (but also more expensive!)
and how did THAT work out for you…
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