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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 ...
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.
United States – Laws regarding cell phone use while driving are set state by state. While no state bans the use of all cell phones for all adult drivers of non-commercial vehicles at all times, many states ban all cell phone use by young drivers and/or commercial drivers. Many states have a combination of bans of texting and hand-held cell ...
Westfield used data from the Governors Highway Safety Association to determine which states have the strictest distracted driving laws regarding electronic device use.
Most states have laws in place to encourage safe driving and penalize distracted driving. Some states ban handheld cell phone usage for all drivers, while others enforce rules for specific driving ...
When it’s legal to text: Florida made texting and driving a primary offense in 2019.That means police officers can stop drivers if they see them texting while driving. But not every circumstance ...
About one in 10 fatal crashes in Idaho are a result of distracted driving. There are consequences even if you don’t crash, though. Do you habitually text while driving?
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.