Thread: * Msg 2 NC & CO drvrs:

* Msg 2 NC & CO drvrs:

North Carolina and Colorado become the 14th and 15th states to ban texting or e-mailing while driving.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities ... 16-17-18/1

I dont even understand how someone can manage to text or email while driving. Doesnt it take two hands? Do they drive with their knees or something? I dont get it.

Having been a local truck driver in the past, I've seen women putting on make-up while driving, men shaving with electric razors while driving, eating drinking and smoking all at the same time, and I've even seen cars and SUV's with mini flatscreens on the dash and the driver watching a dvd while driving. Most people have issues doing one thing at a time, let alone multi-tasking.

Cell Phone Driving Laws

November 2009

Current state cell phone driving law highlights include the following:

Handheld Cell Phone Bans for All Drivers: 6 states (California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Oregon and Washington), the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands prohibit all drivers from talking on handheld cell phones while driving.

With the exception of Washington State, these laws are all primary enforcement—an officer may ticket a driver for using a handheld cell phone while driving without any other traffic offense taking place.

All Cell Phone Bans: No state completely bans all types of cell phone use (handheld and hands-free) for all drivers, but many prohibit cell phone use by certain segments of the population.

Novice Drivers: 21 states and the District of Columbia ban all cell use by novice drivers.

School Bus Drivers: In 17 states and the District of Columbia, school bus drivers are prohibited from all cell phone use when passengers are present.

Text Messaging: 19 states, the District of Columbia and Guam now ban text messaging for all drivers.

Novice Drivers: 9 states prohibit text messaging by novice drivers.
School Bus Drivers: 1 state restricts school bus drivers from texting while driving.

Preemption Laws: 6 states have laws that prohibit local jurisdictions from enacting restrictions. In other states, localities are allowed to ban cell phone use or texting while driving.

Some states, such as Maine, New Hampshire and Utah treat cell phone use as a larger distracted driving issue.

Utah considers speaking on a cellphone to be an offense only if a driver is also committing some other moving violation (other than speeding).

1 Illinois bans the use of cell phones while driving in a school zone or in a highway construction zone.

2 Maine has passed a law making it against the law to drive while distracted in the state.

3 In Michigan, teens with probationary licenses whose cell phone usage contributes to a traffic crash or ticket may not use a cell phone while driving.

4 Dealt with as a distracted driving issue; New Hampshire enacted a comprehensive distracted driving law.

5 Texas has banned the use of hand-held phones and texting in school crossing zones.

6 Utah's law defines careless driving as committing a moving violation (other than speeding) while distracted by use of a handheld cellphone or other activities not related to driving.

Sources: American Automobile Association (AAA), Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and State Highway Safety Offices.

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Great graph at this link:

http://www.ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/laws ... _laws.html