Distracted driving: House of wimps

Release Date 5 Mar, 2010 in Seattle Times

 
   
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Distracted driving: House of wimps

Seattle Times - 5 Mar, 2010
The state House of Representatives passed gutless legislation regarding unsafe, distracted driving. The Senate version of the bill is much stronger and ...

Arizona Senate votes to ban texting while driving

BusinessWeek - Paul Davenport - 5 Mar, 2010
Lawmakers trying to prohibit texting while driving have succeeded in resurrecting the legislation in the Arizona Senate. ...

Mix of laws drives texters to distraction

The Age - Simon Mann - 5 Mar, 2010
It's tempting to draw that conclusion from the Midwest state's proposal to outlaw text messaging while driving. Iowa isn't the first jurisdiction to ...

A message to drivers distracted by texts and emails

Sydney Morning Herald - Simon Mann - 5 Mar, 2010
That might sound a bit glib but it's tempting to draw that conclusion from the Midwest state's proposal to outlaw text messaging while driving. ...

WA House approves tougher texting and driving ban

Seattle Times - ‎Mar 3, 2010‎
Texting while driving could get you pulled over under a bill approved by the state House. The Associated Press Texting while driving could get you pulled ...

Arizona Senate kills texting while driving ban

BusinessWeek - Jonathan J. Cooper - ‎Mar 3, 2010‎
For the second year in a row, the Arizona Senate shot down an attempt to ban texting while driving amid concerns about imposing too ...

MA senate approved texting ban bill

WPRI.com - ‎Mar 3, 2010‎
Lawmakers signed off on the bill that bans texting while driving.

Senate OK's tests for older drivers

Boston Globe - Noah Bierman - ‎Mar 2, 2010‎
A House-passed bill forbids adult drivers from any use of a hand-held cellphone, while the Senate bill bans only texting. (Steven Senne/ Associated Press) ...

MA Senate texting ban

WPRI.com - ‎Mar 2, 2010‎
Massachusetts State Senate passes texting while driving ban.

Senate steers to texting ban

Boston Herald - ‎Mar 2, 2010‎
By Staff and wire reports The Massachusetts Senate voted yesterday to ban text messaging while driving, ban the use of cell phones by drivers under 18 and ...

Senate approves elderly driving bill, texting ban

Boston Herald - ‎Mar 2, 2010‎
By AP The Massachusetts Senate voted Tuesday to ban text messaging while driving and require motorists 75 and older to undergo regular cognitive and ...

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Boston Globe - Noah Bierman - ‎Mar 2, 2010‎
Soon to be a thing of the past? A woman texted while she drove recently in New Hampshire. The Massachusetts Senate today passed a bill that would make it ...

Senate debates elderly driving bill, texting ban

WWLP.com - ‎Mar 2, 2010‎
State Senators will debate bills that would ban text messaging while driving and require drivers 75 and older to undergo cognitive and physical screenings ...

Senate debates elderly driving bill, texting ban

Boston Herald - ‎Mar 2, 2010‎
By AP BOSTON â€" The Massachusetts Senate is taking up a bill that would ban text messaging while driving. The ban is included in legislation that would also ...

Bill would toughen ban on texting while driving

WXVT - 5 Mar, 2010
AP - March 5, 2010 5:54 AM ET BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A state senator is hoping to toughen Louisiana's ban on text messaging while driving. ...

Guest opinion column: Senate bill will make roads safer

DesMoinesRegister.com - Pat Ward - 5 Mar, 2010
Traveling Iowa's public roadways may become a little safer if legislation recently passed by the Iowa Senate is signed into law by the governor. ...

Bumps remain before highways safer

Attleboro Sun Chronicle - 5 Mar, 2010
A texting-while-driving ban appears certain to become law. Last November we were reporting reluctance among legislators to deal with the controversial ...

As others see it: Take new texting law further

Worthington Daily Globe - 5 Mar, 2010
An Iowa law banning texting while driving is closer to becoming a reality. Last week, the Iowa Senate voted 44-6 to approve Iowa House file 2456. ...

Political Insider: Ban on texting, driving revived

Arizona Republic - Alia Beard Rau - 5 Mar, 2010
On Tuesday, Senate Bill 1334, sponsored by Sen. Al Melvin, R-Tucson, died in the Committee of the Whole because of ...

Texting bill hits Senate roadblock

Opelika Auburn News - Donathan Prater - 5 Mar, 2010
A proposed bill that would establish a state-wide ban on texting while driving remains in legislative gridlock in the Senate Judiciary ...

Senate votes to ban texting while driving

East Valley Tribune - Howard Fischer - 5 Mar, 2010
It looks like Arizonans may have to park their cell phones and PDAs before they put the car in drive. In a stunning reversal, the state Senate gave ...

Ariz. Senate revives texting-while-driving bill

AZ Central.com - Paul Davenport - 5 Mar, 2010
AP The state Senate gave preliminary approval Thursday to a bill that would outlaw text messaging while driving and hit offenders with a minimum fine of $50 ...

Texting ban squeaks through in Senate debate

Arizona Capitol Times (blog) - Luige del Puerto - 5 Mar, 2010
The dictum proved true on March 4, when a Republican senator from Tucson managed to revive a bill ...

Ban on texting while driving passes House, close to being law

Wyoming Tribune - Michelle Dynes - ‎Mar 4, 2010‎
The Senate needs to approve House changes before the bill heads to the governor. Some representatives had concerns over enforcement. ...

Expansion of Texting Ban Advances in Legislature

Ozarks First - ‎Mar 4, 2010‎
(Jefferson City, MO) -- Drivers 21 and younger can't read or send text messages from behind the wheel in Missouri. Now, state lawmakers want those rules to ...

ADVERTISER EDITORIAL: Texting bill sends major message

Montgomery Advertiser - ‎Mar 4, 2010‎
The threat that distracted drivers pose to themselves and others on the road is undeniable. Numerous studies have shown that drivers using cell phones, ...

Eyes on the road

Worcester Telegram - ‎Mar 4, 2010‎
The Legislature made significant progress against distracted driving Tuesday with the Senate's approval of a ban on texting while driving. ...

Senate passes bill banning texting while driving; requiring elderly drivers to ...

Walpole Times - Keith Ferguson - ‎Mar 3, 2010‎
The Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would ban drivers from text messaging and require elderly citizens to submit to medical ...

Ban on driver texting OK'd

Billings Gazette - ‎Mar 3, 2010‎
CHEYENNE â€" Despite some last-minute maneuvers in the state House of Representatives, a statewide ban on texting while driving appears set to become law. ...

Senate passes texting-while driving ban, rejects handheld phone ban

Burlington Union - ‎Mar 3, 2010‎
By Anonymous After narrowly defeating a proposal to ban drivers from using handheld cell phones, the Senate on Tuesday approved legislation that would ban ...

 

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