Starting Thursday, texting or using a handheld cell phone while driving becomes a primary offense in most Washington cases, meaning police can use that as the sole reason for stopping a driver. this week, violations were a …
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Answers to questions about cell phone and texting laws – seattlepi.com
April 5th, 2011
admin Starting Thursday, texting or using a handheld cell phone while driving becomes a primary offense in most Washington cases, meaning police can use that as the sole reason for stopping a driver. this week, violations were a …
Road Warrior » Blog Archive » Cell phones and texting at ferry …
January 31st, 2011
admin The in basket: Back in October, a commenter on the Road Warrior blog had this to ask after reading a column that said the cell phone and texting laws that had made violations a primary offense a few months earlier didn’t apply on …
Answers to questions about cell phone and texting laws
June 11th, 2010
jedwan Starting Thursday, texting or using a handheld cell phone while driving becomes a primary offense in most Washington cases. Here are answers to some of the most common questions about the cell phone law.
Police will be looking for distracted drivers when cell phone ban …
June 10th, 2010
admin Driving while texting or talking on a cell phone becomes a primary offense, punishable with a $124 fine. Hands-free devices, such as Bluetooth earpieces, and using a cell phone on speaker are permitted for callers talking and driving. …
Word on the Street – » Driving while holding cell phone may cost …
May 1st, 2010
admin The new law makes it a primary offense for drivers to send text messages or to talk on a cell phone without a hands-free device. The fine is $124. Drivers with instructional permits or intermediate licenses may not use a cell phone at …
Will Stricter Cell Phone Laws Work? | KIMA CBS 29 – News, Weather …
March 14th, 2010
admin YAKIMA COUNTY — No texting… no talking… no exceptions. It could soon be a primary offense to use a cell phone while driving, but some people still don’t think a new law will be effective.
Also: Cell phone bill passed
March 12th, 2010
admin The House initially took away the provisions making cell phone chatting a primary offense, but left in the texting provision and made both a primary offense for teens. They gave up on that position and agreed with the Senate bill. …
Ann Arbor cell phone ban moves forward with revisions – AnnArbor.com
March 3rd, 2010
jedwan Jones told council members he’s hoping to make “operating a cell phone while driving” a primary offense in Ann Arbor, meaning city officers can pull someone over just for being on their cell phone – they don’t need any other reason. …
Rep. Carlyle backs new cell phone while driving law » My Ballard
February 26th, 2010
admin Earlier this week the Washington State House Transportation Committee passed through SB 6345, a new bill that would further prohibit cellphone use while driving, making having a phone in your hand a primary offense subject to traffic …



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