Viewing Map on Cellphone While Driving Now Legal, Court Says
By Bradford Evans
Thursday, February 27, 2014 | 5:34 p.m. PST
A ruling by a California court on Thursday makes it legal to view a map on a cellphone while driving.
The ruling by the 5th District Court of Appeals reverses a January 2012 ticket against Fresno rsident Steven Spriggs.
Sprigs was cited $165 for looking at his phone's map while driving.
The 18-page ruling said the current law banning use of cellphones while driving only applies to "talking and listening" but does not include viewing cellphone maps.
