Senate lawmakers are considering a bill that toughens Iowa’s restrictions against texting while driving. A subcommittee debated the legislation Tuesday. Under the bill, distracted driving – including texting on a mobile phone – would become an offense that police could …
Motorists caught talking on their cell phones or texting while driving would face stiffer fines – up to $1,000 – under a bill that is being considered in the Oregon Legislature. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved the bill …
Nebraska lawmakers will consider a series of measures aimed at seatbelt violations and texting while driving. A committee will hear three measures Monday that are intended to reduce highway fatalities. Nebraska reported 211 traffic deaths last year, an upswing after …
Law enforcement would have the authority to pull over motorists who are texting while driving under a bill introduced Friday by a western Nebraska lawmaker. The bill, sponsored by Scottsbluff Sen. John Harms, would make it a primary offense to …
Texas Rep. Tom Craddick (Midland) has filed House Bill 63, the Alex Brown Memorial Act, which would implement a statewide ban on texting while driving. According to Craddick, House Bill 63 introduces a common sense safety measure to ban the …
A substitute bus driver has been arrested in Louisiana for texting while driving and school officials say he could face dismissal as a result. St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert says 32-year-old Randy Paul, of Franklin, was booked Tuesday for …
West Virginia officials are planning a safety awareness campaign targeting texting while driving. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is scheduled to launch the campaign Wednesday at the Capitol. A new state law bans texting and handheld cellphone use while driving. It …
West Virginia lawmakers ended their 60-day legislative session last weekend by passing agreements on fighting methamphetamine labs and targeting distracted drivers. A unanimous Senate vote and an 80-8 vote in the House of Delegates approved tighter purchase limits for cold …
A new state law requiring Pennsylvania drivers to pull over and stop if they want to use text-based communications takes effect today, although it remains legal to use a hand-held cellphone behind the wheel. The statewide texting-while-driving ban carries a …
Joyce Concklin has 10 good reasons why every state should pass a ban on texting while driving: That’s the number of bones she broke when a texting driver ran into her. And that driver died, his mobile phone still clutched …