Recent numbers released by the Oregon State Patrol tend to support that assessment. Not much has changed with respect to people multitasking behind the wheel. During the first two months of the law, the State Patrol had issued 113 citations and handed out 492 warnings. February witnessed twice as many cell-phone-related citations as January. That's not a great learning curve. "If we really want to keep people safe on the road, outlaw everything short of keeping both hands on the wheel," the Hermiston editorial states. "It only takes a millisecond to lose control and cause a serious accident." We, too, fear that not much will change when the new law kicks into effect in Washington. Multitasking behind the wheel -- whether it's with a cell phone or reaching for a cheeseburger -- has becom...
If it makes sense to pass open-container laws or anti-texting laws for drivers, it damn sure makes sense to pass a cell phone law. Tuesday a new state law went into effect. No longer will people 21 and younger be legally allowed to text while driving. This is a mere creep in the right direction.
A driver violated a state distracted driving law when he used a cell phone while waiting at a stop light, the California Court of Appeal has ruled in upholding a $103 traffic citation. State law prohibits a person from using a wireless telephone "while driving" unless the phone is configured for hands-free listening and talking.
You know it's against the law, and it very well may cause an accident. But you do it anyway, and you're not alone. A drive on any of the state's highways and roads reveals the 2- year-old ban on using hand-held cell phones while driving is a law motorists love to break.
Question: Is it illegal to use a cell phone while driving in California, unless it's hands free? Our high school student son tells us he can't use a cell phone at all while driving. Is that correct? A: Not quite yet, but effective July l, California law will prohibit the use of cell phones while driving, unless the phone is designed and configured to permit hands-free listening and talking operation, and is actually utilized in that manner while driving. There is an exemption for emergency purposes.
State troopers have been handing out plenty of $124 tickets in the past three weeks, to sell motorists on a simple idea: driving while driving. That would be paying attention to the road and other cars, instead of hurtling down freeways at 60 mph with their minds elsewhere.
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