Second offense, their car. Although several states are considering similar legislation, none so far has enacted a law. Oregon could once again lead the nation in innovative laws. But not this year. All is not lost, however.
Additional phones needing additional numbers appear at the root of the problem.
And a huge amount of those additional numbers belong to mobile phones. Sixty million people in the United States have cell phones. And to avoid further need for new area codes as the cell phone phenomenon proliferates, instead of three digits, make each new code match the license plate of its cell phone owner. That way, the area code would do some good. If someone nearly runs you over while blabbing away on a cell phone, not only will it be easier to identify him for the police, but it also will be possible to leave a disgruntled message on his voice mail.