NYC goes one step further, bans in-ear cellphone devices for cabbies.

NYC goes one step further, bans in-ear cellphone devices for cabbies.

Many states and municipalities are beginning to move forward with cellphone bans, making it illegal to use your hands and talk on the phone in the car. Hands-free devices such as bluetooth ear pieces fix this. For cabbies in NYC however, life just became a much bigger pain in the ass — the city has unanimously voted to ban in-ear cellphone devices, specifically stating: “in the immediate proximity of the driver’s ear”. Numerous reports and studies...