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Hands-Free Info
http://handsfreeinfo.com/
Hands-Free Info reports on the status of cell phone legislation and laws in individual states. Plus tips on cell phone driving safety and info on hands-free headsets. Text messaging legislation is tracked as well.
- Added on: Nov 30th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Glenn Abel
- Listed in: Law Gadgets
- Tags: cell phones Mobile Phones legislation text messaging state laws hands free devices
Recent Posts
‘Cellphone Madness’: Dumb but fun
These college kids from Toronto are clever enough to make this video but dumb enough to think cell phone driving laws don’t work. Pretty funny, though. (Hat tip to reader James for finding this.)...
Colorado, N. Carolina texting bans in effect
Texting while driving is illegal in Colorado and North Carolina, as of now. The North Carolina ban prohibits all drivers from text messaging and emailing. The law calls for a $100 fine plus court costs, but no points for the infractions. The legislat...
AMA’s Rx: No handheld devices for drivers
The American Medical Association — already on record against text messaging while driving — has endorsed laws that ban all forms of handheld devices for those behind the wheel. Members called the use of handheld devices such as cell phon...
Fla. no longer distracted on texting, driving
Florida, one of the stumblebum states when it comes to distracted driving laws, finally appears to be waking up to the dangers of cell phoning and text messaging behind the wheel. Republican Gov. Charlie Crist signaled the Department of Highway Safet...
S.C. proposal: text & drive, go to prison
The nation’s toughest sanctions against driving and text messaging have been proposed in South Carolina. House Bill 4189 calls for fines of up to $2,500, imprisonment of up to a year and a driver’s license suspension. And that’s for...
Prolonged texting like DUI in Britain
The New York Times continues its welcome crusade against texting and driving with a look at a British case in which one young woman was sent to prison for killing another young woman. Phillipa Curtis, 22, rear-ended Victoria McBryde’s broken-do...
