“In the past 13 months, police across the state have issued an estimated 250,000 tickets for violating the cell phone law. Still, officers and motorists alike have spotted plenty of drivers using a handheld phone.
Joe Wicker, a retired San Jose traffic officer, said he saw a woman on Meridian Avenue dealing with an iPod in one hand and texting with the other — with an infant in the back seat.
“If only I still had my ticket book,” Wicker said.”