I make the 30 mile trip from home to town (Mount Vernon) several times a week, and it is a rare day when I don't see several cops (Skagit County Sheriff and WSP) traveling the other direction on Hwy. 20, and almost always they are clearly chatting ON THE CELL PHONE.

Being 100% deaf in my rt ear, I can only hear with the left. Plug a "hands free" device in that ear and I can no longer hear emergency sirens, honking horns (or anything else). So, I use my phone without the headset (when and if I use it). If a cop stops me, I'll take my chances in court as I consider that my approach to be the safest given my situation.

So...are LEO exempt from this new law?

ISO