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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 ...
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 ...
Mobile phone use while driving is common but it is dangerous due to its potential for causing distracted driving and subsequent crashes. Due to the number of crashes that are related to conducting calls on a phone and texting while driving, some jurisdictions have made the use of calling on a phone while driving illegal in an attempt to curb ...
Georgia’s new law which took effect from July 1, 2018, prohibits the drivers from holding any devices (Mobile phones or any electronic devices) in hand while driving. [1] Traffic is required to keep to the right, known as a right-hand traffic pattern. The exception is the US Virgin Islands, where people drive on the left. [2]
The MD Practice Driving Test debuted last year on the iOS (Apple) platform, in the iTunes Store as a free and convenient tool to prepare future drivers for the knowledge test required to obtain a ...
The use of mobile devices is linked to a significant increase in distracted driving, resulting in injury and even loss of life. In 2010 the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that distracted drivers were the cause of 18% of all fatal crashes with 3,092 people being killed, and crashes that resulted in injuries with 416,000 ...
Distracted driving is the act of driving while engaging in other activities which distract the driver's attention away from the road. Distractions are shown to compromise the safety of the driver, passengers, pedestrians, and people in other vehicles. Cellular device use while behind the wheel is one of the most common forms of distracted driving.
BMW’s Driving Assistant Plus with Highway Assistant is the company’s newest hands-free driving system. It’s a step up from earlier iterations and can work at speeds up to 80 mph on most ...