A woman wearing Google Glass while driving pleads not guilty of speeding and distracted-driving charges.
Cecilia Abadie, 44, Telecuma was driving north on Interstate 15 in northern San Diego County when she was flagged down by a California Highway Patrol officer on October 29. She received a ticket for violating Vehicle Code 27602 because she was wearing Google Glass while driving.
California Vehicle Code 2760 states that “a person shall not drive a motor vehicle if a television receiver, a video monitor, or a television or video screen, or any other similar means of visually displaying a television broadcast or video signal that produces entertainment or business applications, is operating and is located in the motor vehicle at a point forward of the back of the driver's seat, or is operating and the monitor, screen, or display is visible to the driver while driving the motor vehicle.”
Abadie, who is believed to be the very first one to receive a ticket for wearing Google’s innovative eyewear, was one of about 10,000 “explorers” who received the eyewear earlier this year as part of a tryout.
William Concidine, Abadie’s lawyer, said that his client would testify that the eyewear was not turned on when she was driving. He is also disputing that Google Glass is not covered by the violated code because the law was created before the glasses were invented. A hearing is set for January.
He told L.A Times , “We're going to be arguing that Miss Abadie's case is unique, it's different, the first of its kind. And there is nothing illegal to be wearing Google Glass while driving.”
Abadie has also received a speeding ticket because, allegedly, she was driving at a speed of 80 mph in a 65 mph zone.
