Nev. state Sen. Terry Care (D-Las Vegas) said he was preparing to...
Nev. state Sen. Terry Care (D-Las Vegas) said he was preparing to introduce legislation that would place “presumption of negligence” on drivers involved in accident while talking on mobile phone. His bill wouldn’t prohibit or restrict car phone use,…
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but in effect would presume driver using mobile phone to be party who caused auto accident. Mobile phone industry is expected to oppose legislation on ground that it unfairly singles out mobile phones from all other driver-distracting devices. Care said success for his bill would depend on backing from state transportation and law enforcement officials, but they weren’t taking any position on proposal.