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Pennsylvania to Ban Driver Cell Phone Use, Require Reporting of Traffic Stop Data

Pennsylvania will join the majority of states that ban motorists from handling a cell phone for almost any purpose while driving, as backers of the legislation hope to reduce distracted driving accidents and deaths after nearly two decades of pressing …

Georgia House Approves Bill to Let Drivers Refuse to Sign Traffic Tickets

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers are seeking to change state law to say that officers don’t have to arrest people who refuse to sign traffic tickets after a church deacon died in August after initially refusing to sign a citation …