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The laws regulating driving (or "distracted driving") may be subject to primary enforcement or secondary enforcement by state, county or local authorities. [1]All state-level cell phone use laws in the United States are of the "primary enforcement" type — meaning an officer may cite a driver for using a hand-held cell phone without any other traffic offense having taken place — except in ...
Using your phone while driving is inherently distracting, so it’s a primary violation (meaning if an officer sees you with phone in hand you can get a ticket.) Doing other secondary activities ...
Here are some more tips that can help you promote safe driving behavior: Use technology to your advantage: Most cell phones have free safe driving features that help prevent drivers from using ...
Using a mobile phone while driving can definitely have economic costs to the driver using the phone (ex. paying for costs of collision, losing pay if late to work from distracted driving, etc.). More interesting however is how a driver's mobile phone use while driving can have external effects on both other drivers' safety and other drivers ...
Using your phone while driving is an entirely selfish and terribly dangerous decision. The National Safety Council reports that cell phone use while driving accounts for 1.6 million crashes each ...
Drivers under the age of 18 may not use a mobile phone or any other mobile electronic device while driving, except in emergencies. [80] Michigan Secretary of State [81] Yes, see notes. 14 years, 8 months 16 years 17 years 4 years No Learner must reach age 16, have permit for six months, and log 50 practice hours.
Mar. 28—WILKES-BARRE — Sen. Rosemary Brown on Thursday announced that SB37 — legislation prohibiting the use of cellular and other hand-held devices while driving — has passed in the House ...
It makes one question whether Ohio is a true "hands free" state or not. For example, it apparently is still legal to talk on your cell phone while driving (& held to your ear), as long as you follow the so-called "one swipe" exception. This is usually not the case in true "hands free" states.