No more Hand Held Phones in Cars, in LA


	No more Hand Held Phones in Cars, in LA

Jenhahaha

7-1-2008 10:54 AM

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cell phone, hand held, los angeles, bluetooth

Jenhahaha says:

Everyone in La-La-Land is going to have to switch to Bluetooth, or pay the price.

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