Parrot has recently issued a press release saying that a one-month old California and Washington hands-free law has boosted its Bluetooth accessories sales. Apparently, the Bluetooth accessories maker has seen a three-fold increase in sales of its hands-free car kits and they’re attributing the increase to an aggressive advertising and PR campaign they’ve launched two months prior to the law taking effect.
Electronics retailers also reported a large jump in sales of hands-free devices leading up to the ban. NPD Research Group says that California consumers purchased hands-free devices at nearly four times the national average in May of this year. San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and Sacramento were the top four markets.
California Highway Patrol has issued 7,182 cell phone citations during the month of July and fewer than 50 motorists under the age of 18 have been cited under the new law. In Washington, where drivers only receive a ticket if they have been pulled over for another driving violation, a little over 100 hands-free citations were issued during the month.