difenbaker
01-01-2007, 06:36 PM
JANUARY 3, 2006
State Laws, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Cell Phone Laws as of July 2005
* Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and the District of Columbia each have enacted a jurisdiction-wide ban on driving while talking on a handheld cellular phone.
* Five states (Illinois, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Ohio and Pennsylvania) allow localities to ban cell phone use. Localities that have enacted restrictions on cell phone use include: Chicago, IL; Brookline, MA; Santa Fe, NM; Brooklyn, North Olmstead and Walton Hills, OH; and Conshohocken, Lebanon and West Conshohocken, PA.
* Seven states (Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, Oklahoma and Oregon) prohibit localities from banning cell phone use.
* Eleven states (Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Texas) and DC prohibit the use of all cellular phones while driving a school bus.
* Ten states (Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Texas) and DC restrict the use of cellular phones by teens in the graduated licensing system.
* All but three states with cell phone bans have primary enforcement laws. New Jersey’s ban is a secondary enforcement law for everyone except school bus drivers and learner’s permit and intermediate license holders. Colorado and Maryland have secondary enforcement laws. Secondary enforcement laws may only be enforced when a driver has been stopped for another infraction.
for the comprehensive list, go here:
http://www.businessweek.com/autos/content/jan2006/bw20060103_745302.htm?campaign_id=rss_topStories
cheers!
State Laws, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Cell Phone Laws as of July 2005
* Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and the District of Columbia each have enacted a jurisdiction-wide ban on driving while talking on a handheld cellular phone.
* Five states (Illinois, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Ohio and Pennsylvania) allow localities to ban cell phone use. Localities that have enacted restrictions on cell phone use include: Chicago, IL; Brookline, MA; Santa Fe, NM; Brooklyn, North Olmstead and Walton Hills, OH; and Conshohocken, Lebanon and West Conshohocken, PA.
* Seven states (Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, Oklahoma and Oregon) prohibit localities from banning cell phone use.
* Eleven states (Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Texas) and DC prohibit the use of all cellular phones while driving a school bus.
* Ten states (Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Texas) and DC restrict the use of cellular phones by teens in the graduated licensing system.
* All but three states with cell phone bans have primary enforcement laws. New Jersey’s ban is a secondary enforcement law for everyone except school bus drivers and learner’s permit and intermediate license holders. Colorado and Maryland have secondary enforcement laws. Secondary enforcement laws may only be enforced when a driver has been stopped for another infraction.
for the comprehensive list, go here:
http://www.businessweek.com/autos/content/jan2006/bw20060103_745302.htm?campaign_id=rss_topStories
cheers!