Mapping and driving is ok, appellate court says

A man who was given a ticket two years ago for using a map app on an iPhone 4 while driving had his conviction overturned by a Fresno appellate court on Thursday, which agreed that drivers should be able to use map apps on a smartphone while on the road, FresnoBee reports. “The Fifth District Court of Appeal unanimously concluded that the state Vehicle Code applies to listening and talking and texting on a cellphone while driving – not looking at a map application,” the publication writes. Other motorists who have been or will be given similar tickets can now cite the appellate court’s decision in their cases. “It would be premature at this point to speculate on what impact,

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