Me. and Tenn. legislatures defeated bills to restrict drivers’ us...
Me. and Tenn. legislatures defeated bills to restrict drivers’ use of car phones. Me. House in 108-35 vote overwhelmingly rejected bill (LD-102) that would have prohibited use of hand-held mobile phones while driving. Bill squeaked through House committee process…
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in Feb. but went down to defeat on House floor under weight of opponents’ arguments that there was no proven link between car phone use and impaired highway safety and that it was unfair to single out car phones from among all other driver-distracting electronic devices. In Tenn., legislative committees defeated 2 bills to restrict mobile phone use while driving. Senate Transportation Committee rejected SB-685, which would have banned use of handheld mobile phones while driving except to call for emergency services and that would have made violation criminal misdemeanor. House Transportation Committee defeated HB-1231, which would have banned drivers under 18 from using any mobile phone while driving, with violations punishable as criminal misdemeanor. Senate passed same measure as SB-10, but House panel’s action means legislation is dead for this year.