Schwarzenegger to Sign first-of-its-kind Law Banning Mobile Device Use by Drivers

This afternoon, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to sign a bill banning any mobile device use by any driver under age 18. This includes, but is not limited to, a cell phone, a broadband personal communication device, specialized mobile radio device, handheld device or lap top computer.

These types of laws are supported by the Governors Highway Safety Asoociation as the association says it believes they give parents another tool to ensure the safety of their teen.

According to Chairman Christopher Murphy, who is also head of the California Office of Traffic Safety, "This is the first legislation of its kind in the country to include all mobile devices and to apply to all drivers under age 18. It is far more encompassing than just cell phones and
for those teens with provisional licenses or learners permits. Teens are attached to their cell phones and parents need to set strict rules that the phone and all other devices need to be off while driving. As a coach of teens and a parent, I know that young people are inseparable from these high-tech toys. It's a challenge, but parents need to reinforce that driving is a privilege that is only earned by safe behavior."

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Lawyers Come To Cyberspace

Attorneys can join the bar in all 50 states. In the District of Columbia. There's even a bar reserved just for those lawyers who argue cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Now there's a bar in cyberspace, too.

Calling itself the world's first online bar association, InternetBar.org says it was established to serve as a catalyst for advancing the rule of law in cyberspace and altering substantially current legal practice paradigms in the virtual world.

“We have founded InternetBar.org because we believe that an internationally networked community of lawyers, jurists and policy makers can effectively address emerging questions of the administration of justice, security and conflict resolution. We will be working on the internet in a trusted online space. We are creating a new, virtual form of self-governance,” says attorney and InternetBar.org President Jeffrey Aresty.

InternetBar.org says it seeks to create ethical ways for lawyers, jurists and courts to collaborate in cyberspace and harmonize the rule of law in the evolving virtual world. As a virtual bar association, InternetBar.org is dedicated to fostering widespread global collaboration, providing the highest quality education and training and undertaking sophisticated outreach.

Founded in 2005, InternetBar.org believes that an internationally networked community of lawyers, jurists and policymakers operating in trusted online forums can effectively address emerging questions of justice, security and conflict resolution through a new form of virtual self-governance.

InternetBar.org says it is dedicated to supporting individuals and businesses which are seeking access to legal information, cross cultural knowledge and alternative dispute resolution online.

Membership in InternetBar.org is free to anyone who shares its mission through 2007 and members will have the opportunity to be trained in in something called Online Dispute Resolution (ODR).


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