The California woman who received a ticket for driving while wearing Google Glass has been found not guilty, PCMag.com reported.
Cited in October for wearing the device while behind the wheel, Cecilia Abadie contended that the gadget was not a distraction since it was turned off.
"Glass was not on and I honestly don't use it much while driving but I do wear [it]," Abadie wrote in a Google+ post.
On Thursday, a local judge dismissed the Oct. 30 ticket, which Abadie received for "driving with monitor visible to driver."
The California Highway Patrol confirmed to the Los Angeles Times that the ticket was issued for "violating California Vehicle Code 27602."
CHP spokesman Jake Sanchez told the newspaper that officers aren't looking for drivers using Google Glass, but they are looking for objects or devices that could distract a driver.
Abadie wrote in her Google+ post, "A cop just stopped me and gave me a ticket for wearing Google Glass while driving!
"Is #GoogleGlass [illegal] while driving or is this cop wrong???" she asked. "Do you know any other #GlassExplorers that got a similar ticket anywhere in the US?"
Google+ users flooded Abadie's post with responses, and San Jose developer Matt Abdou even offered to fundraise for Abadie's attorney fees and to fly to San Diego for her court date, according to PCMag.
Some commenters argued that mounted phones and GPS devices are just as distracting as Google Glass.
The gadget has been too new to have precedent, but Abadie's case may be used as an example in future such incidents. Lawmakers have also been considering whether or not restrictions should be put on Google Glass use.
According to PCMag, the British government's Department of Transportation put in motion measures to ban drivers from wearing Google Glass last fall, but officials seem to have softened their stance since then.
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