Good reminder. What's more important to note is that the cost to offenders will be far more from the insurance companies, who lobbied for these laws and who expect to see increased revenues as a result. The cost of the ticket is far less.

It's unfortunate that "stopped at a light" violations are on par with those in moving vehicles, for the former is more of a nuisance (holding up traffic) than a safety issue, which the latter clearly is a safety issue. Legislators also declined to up the penalty when distracted driving is the cause of an accident or worse. 

With this new law, it's best to get your music set up, then lock your phone in the glove box or in the trunk! Either that, or dust off your CDs and use the CD player, if you have one in your car!