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Louisiana bill to ban cell phones while driving advances to House
Posted on 4/23/24 at 9:30 pm
Posted on 4/23/24 at 9:30 pm
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BATON ROUGE, La. (WVUE) - A bill that prohibits the use of handheld cell phones while driving in Louisiana is heading to the full House for debate.
Senate Bill 98, sponsored by Senator Patrick McMath (R-Covington), consolidates four other bills dealing with the use of cell phones while driving.
McMath said the bill would allow drivers to be punished for using cell phones in specific scenarios. This includes when caught using a cell phone in a school zone or when stopped for another offense.
Opponents of the bill argue that drivers face numerous distractions beyond cell phones, such as alcohol or other people in the vehicle. Despite these concerns, the bill passed unanimously in the House Transportation Committee and will now proceed to the full House for debate.
The bill proposes fines of up to $1,000 and the potential loss of a driver’s license for two months for some offenses. These fines could double if the cell phone was being used during an accident.
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Posted on 4/23/24 at 9:32 pm to John88
I thought this was already illegal?
Posted on 4/23/24 at 9:32 pm to John88
I thought it was already a law.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 9:33 pm to TigerMan327
I'm assuming this one goes beyond just texting and driving. It probably includes zero use of a cell phone unless it is hands free.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 9:35 pm to John88
We should go back to using flip phones. Intelligence would skyrocket
Posted on 4/23/24 at 9:36 pm to John88
They already blocked pornhub. No longer a reason to use phone while driving
Posted on 4/23/24 at 9:36 pm to John88
I would like a law that bans FaceTime or speaker phone in public
Posted on 4/23/24 at 9:37 pm to LegendInMyMind
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It probably includes zero use of a cell phone unless it is hands free.
That’s probably it. To address these frickheads driving down the road holding the phone an inch from their mouth and talking to it while on speaker.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 9:40 pm to John88
Sometimes when I really gotta shite while in BTR Traffick, my remedy is watching Mia Khalifa getting destroyed by black cock on my cell phone to get me to forget about shitting.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 9:41 pm to John88
Can’t have a phone
But every car can have a fricking iPad built in on the dash
But every car can have a fricking iPad built in on the dash
Posted on 4/23/24 at 9:51 pm to LegendInMyMind
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I'm assuming this one goes beyond just texting and driving. It probably includes zero use of a cell phone unless it is hands free.
The bill text is here: LINK
It was already against the law to use a phone in a school zone. This bill seems to ban any handheld phone use while driving, regardless of location.
That being said, the bill says that cops can only pull you over for it if it happens in a school zone. Otherwise, it’s just a secondary offense (i.e. they can add it to your ticket if you get pulled over for something else).
Other notes:
- The bill appears to ban basically any handheld usage of a device, whether that’s calling, texting, browsing TD, whatever.
- The bill does not ban handsfree usage. Although it does seem to ban any “manual entry” of names or numbers.
Seems like it’s probably a good thing. But also seems unlikely to change anything considering they can’t pull you over for it unless in a school zone (which they can do now).
Posted on 4/23/24 at 9:57 pm to John88
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Opponents of the bill argue that drivers face numerous distractions beyond cell phones,
So the plan to get this thrown out was to say we shouldn’t ban cellphone usage when driving because other things can also distract drivers? I want to know if they thought of this defense on the fly or if this was a prepared and thought out argument
Posted on 4/23/24 at 9:58 pm to John88
Finally all my friends that left will be moving back.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 9:58 pm to John88
I want to ban parents who give their toddler/adolescent kids cell phones to blast their favorite cartoon shows in public!
Posted on 4/23/24 at 10:01 pm to John88
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Louisiana bill to ban cell phones while driving advances to House
Translation: Waze is hurting ticket revenue.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 10:02 pm to John88
It blows my mind how many can’t drive somewhere without looking at their phone. Mine stays in pocket on silent until I get to where I am going. That phone call can wait believe that. Another form of government overreach where it wouldn’t be needed with an intelligent society.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 10:02 pm to John88
People commit attempted murder and are almost immediately back on the streets. I really doubt this is going to change any behavior. There aren’t any consequences.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 10:02 pm to John88
I really wouldn't mind if it was death penalty for texting and driving. And I'm against the death penalty.
Posted on 4/23/24 at 10:07 pm to Asleepinthecove
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want to ban parents who give their toddler/adolescent kids cell phones to blast their favorite cartoon shows in public!
100%. Pure lazy parenting
Posted on 4/23/24 at 10:37 pm to John88
I wonder if it applies to police officers, I often see them holding up their phones near their steering wheel when I pass them.
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