Sentences with phrase «against cell phone use»

Early on, one of the first laws against cell phone use while driving was the prohibition of making phone calls while driving, for the obvious reason that it keeps one of the motorist's hands busy when both of them should be on the wheel — a scenario that caused a lot of car accidents.

The crusade against cell phone use while driving has also led a number of states to enact anti-DWY laws.

Although her father had warned her against cell phone use behind the wheel, she was texting at the time of the crash.

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There is plenty of anecdotal evidence out there claiming a link between cell phone use and cancer: Keith Black, chairman of neurosurgery at Cedars - Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, says that the brain cancer (malignant glioma) that killed O. J. Simpson's attorney, Johnnie Cochran, was the result of frequent cell phone use, based on the fact that the tumor developed on the side of the head against which he held his phone.

Using a cell phone against your ear exposes your thyroid to cell phone radiation.

It's worth mentioning that this card offers cell phone insurance for up to $ 600 against theft or damage to cardholders who use it to pay their cell phone bill.

It's the same reasoning some people use when the opt against buying a new computer or cell phone.

While cell phone use while driving laws differ from state to state, most states have laws against texting and driving, and prohibit the use of electronic devices for teenage and beginning drivers.

At the same time, given the state's tough ban on cell phone use while driving, a case could also be made against the offending driver.

Speeding is another major cause of auto accidents, as is cell phone use and texting while driving, which is against the law for drivers in Massachusetts.

In California, one of the first states to enact legislation mandating that drivers use handless devices, cell phone carriers such as AT&T, T - Mobile and Sprint all lobbied against the law.

Therefore, the CA state legislature made the language of the law more clear and now any talking, texting, or use of a cell phone or mobile device whether by voice commands or otherwise, is now against the law.

A major push in the fight against distracted driving has been to ban the use of cell phones and text messaging by drivers.

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Several states have laws against texting or using a cell phone while driving, and you could be fined even if you don't cause an accident.

An appeals court judge set tighter restrictions on drivers» use of cell phones, siding with a police citation levied against Steven Spriggs for looking at Google Maps directions while behind the wheel...

A federal judge has taken a stand against the use of «stingray» — cell phone baiting surveillance devices used by the police and other government agencies.

In other words, when agents get a warrant to use a cell - site simulator against a suspect target, and in doing so inevitably capture private phone information from countless innocent bystanders, the new policy still lets agents use that incidentally captured information against those bystanders if they get court permission.

In the past, he would have advised against using cell phone images but now with the high - quality images possible from cell phones, his main concern is that a tripod be used to ensure the lines of the room remain level in the photo.