Mich. House Transportation Committee opens hearings today (March ...
Mich. House Transportation Committee opens hearings today (March 21) on tough bill to stop use of handheld mobile phones while driving. Measure (HB-4158) would classify such use as primary moving violation, punishable by $25 fine and one violation point…
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against driver’s record. Most other moving traffic violations in Mich. carry 2 or 3 points. Further, if mobile phone use was contributing factor to another moving violation such as speeding, fine and point for carphone use would be added to penalties for other violation. Mich. bill is believed to be first carphone bill in nation to assess violation points against drivers’ licenses. Wireless industry is expected to argue that bill unfairly would single out mobile phones while ignoring other electronic driver distractions and that there was no proved link between carphone use and impaired highway safety.