Frustrated by drivers who ignore Connecticut’s ban on talking and texting on hand-held cellphones, some state legislators want insurance companies to know when their customers break the law. Lawmakers hope the prospect of higher insurance rates will finally encourage people …
A package of recommendations that would ban beginning drivers from using cellphones behind the wheel and make other changes aimed at reducing teen traffic fatalities and serious injuries is progressing through the South Dakota Legislature. The Senate Transportation Committee voted …
The Nevada Highway Patrol says it handed out nearly 12,000 tickets last year to people using cell phones while driving. Officials say most were getting their first phone ticket, while 30 were cited for their second offense and 25 were …
Nearly 3,000 drivers were caught breaking cell phone rules during a crackdown in Sacramento County in Northern California. California was one of two states to receive grants for high-visibility law enforcement pilot programs to halt hand-held cell phone use and …
The New Jersey Assembly approved bills last Thursday that would toughen driver’s license requirements for young people and would allow a driver’s use of a cellphone in traffic accidents to factor into criminal charges. A Senate panel also discussed a …
The U.S. government should ban truckers from using cellphones while driving except in emergencies, transportation safety investigators said on Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommendation came after it mostly blamed a fiery Kentucky crash last year that killed …
North Carolina lawmakers already have banned young drivers from using cell phones and everyone else from texting or emails while behind the wheel. Now they’re considering whether to go further. A commerce committee this week debated a measure that would …
