More states addd laws against talking and driving
Added on 2008-01-18 03:51:00
by Emily Price
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 You can add two more states to the list of places you are officially not allowed to talk on your cell phone. Oregon and Washington have decided to add a no talking while driving rules in their states. Washington already had a no texting while driving rule and expected to add the no talking rule in July.
[via Textually]
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NY may ban texting behind the wheel
Added on 2007-07-24 14:40:00
by Emily Price
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 It seems like it might be obvious that texting while driving isn’t the best idea. Still, many people do it recently causing five deaths of teenagers who were sending messages while behind the wheel. Washington State has banned texting while driving, and now New York senator Carl Marcellino is looking to do the same in NY. Since talking while driving is already banned in NY it would seem that a no-texting law would pass as well. Do you text when you drive? What do you think about banning it?
[via IntoMobile]
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New system detects calls while driving
Added on 2007-06-15 13:47:00
by Randall Bennett
 Talking on your cellphone while driving isn't a crime in most states, but it should be: studies have shown that people who drive and talk are many times more likely to have an accident. But a new company is releasing a device to automatically detect drivers talking on their cell phones. Instead of police officer needing to observe a cellphone in use, the system automatically detects a cell phone call and records which car was making the call. So far, the system has been implemented in Europe and will be coming to the USA in the fall. The company says the system is "designed to detect, identify and cite drivers who break cell phone us laws." If it helps to catch people like the woman on the right (photographed by Flickr user Digihuman), we're all in favor of this (although we should point out that this particular person wasn't driving, but she was filling her car; another thing you really shouldn't do with a cell phone in your hand). In fact, we might even suggest that the company attaches a paint gun to mark the car, or even an EMP gun that can disable the offending cell phone.
Many states in the US have laws that require drivers use handsfree devices. Could this unit, which can be used as a mobile unit or mounted on poles to detect drivers passing by, spark a new round of cellphone legislation outlawing talking-while-driving altogether? Would that be a good thing or a bad thing? Sound off in the comments.
[IMG via TalkingDC]
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