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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 ...
Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Alex Camacho coordinates a Move Over Law Awareness news conference, as part of a law enforcement initiative in January, to make drivers aware of new state traffic laws.
Every day, nine people in the United States die due to distracted driving, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Distracted driving comprises any activity that results in the ...
December 18, 2023 at 5:00 AM. A new year also means new laws in Florida. The Florida Legislature passed the laws earlier this year and they take effect Jan. 1, 2024: SB 784 gives local law ...
Texting while driving, also called texting and driving, is the act of composing, sending, or reading text messages on a mobile phone while operating a motor vehicle. Texting while driving is considered extremely dangerous by many people, including authorities, and in some places has either been outlawed or restricted.
Illinois became the seventeenth U.S. state to enforce this law. [54] As of July 2010, 30 states had banned texting while driving, with Kentucky becoming the most recent addition on July 15. [55] Public Health Law Research maintains a list of distracted driving laws in the United States. This database of laws provides a comprehensive view of the ...
HB 425 expands Florida's Move Over Law beginning Jan. 1. It's much different than the proposed HB 317, which penalizes drivers who stay in left lane.
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 ...