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Text while you drive in Virginia, pay a $20 fine. Oooh.

By Keith Parnell ⋅ July 1, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Several new laws have gone into effect beginning today, July 1, 2009. Of them is making it illegal for drivers to text or email while behind the wheel. The fine for such an offense: $20. Yikes. Who is that going to deter? List of new laws in Virginia*: Ban reading or sending text messages or [...]

Report Crimes through Text Messaging in London

By Keith on the BlackBerry ⋅ February 9, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The London police have opened a new channel of communication for reporting crime in their city. If you witness an incident, simply text your name, location and a brief description of what you saw to 07940 500 500. I wonder how long it will take the not-so-honest individuals to abuse this system with false reports? [...]

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