Sentences with phrase «ban on cell phone»

Other laws include a ban on all handheld cell phone use (ten states and D.C.), and handheld cell phone use by school bus drivers (nineteen states and D.C.) No state has a ban on all cell phone use, including hands - free devices, although the NTSB recommended such a ban last year.

Following the accident, which injured 11 students, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended a ban on cell phone use for bus 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.

In response to an announcement by Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Carmen Fariña on lifting the city's existing ban on cell phones and other electronic devices on school property, UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement supporting the decision.

«About the only organizations that have a ban on cell phones anymore are the Taliban and your local high school,» he says.

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Cell phone cases designed to look like handguns would be banned under a bill proposed on Friday by Republican Sen. George Amedore.

Sen. Brad Hoylman has asked the state Committee on Open Government whether a Senate rule banning the use of cell phones to take pictures violates the state's open meetings law.

Alan asks Assemblyman Ortiz about some of the unpopular bills he's sponsored over the years including banning the use of cell phones while driving and requiring restaurants to post nutrition information on menus.

One of the first analyses of laws banning disposal of electronic waste (e-waste) in municipal landfills has found that state e-waste recycling bans have been mostly ineffective, although California's Cell Phone Recycling Act had a positive impact on cell phone recyclCell Phone Recycling Act had a positive impact on cell phone recycPhone Recycling Act had a positive impact on cell phone recyclcell phone recycphone recycling.

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Rules banning commercial bus and truck drivers from texting on the job and restricting train operators from using cell phones and other electronic devices while in the driver's seat have been posted today.

Throughout the year, Secretary LaHood called on states to adopt tough penalties for cell phone use while driving, and DOT released sample legislation lawmakers could use to pass texting bans in their states.

Survey respondents acknowledged few driving situations when they would not use the phone or text, and yet reported feeling unsafe when riding in vehicles in which the driver is texting and supported bans on texting and cell phone use.

Imposing Limits A retailer could completely ban the use of cell phones and other devices in the workplace, but that might put a damper on employee morale.

The rumored ban on electronics larger than a cell phone when traveling back from Europe is allegedly on hold.

We had to ride south on Avenue Road, keeping as close to the curb as possible on one of the busiest streets in town in the middle of rush hour, wondering what kind of governments hypocritically promote cycling and then neglect to provide any decent routes; that refuse to demand sideguards on trucks like they do in the UK; that refuse to enforce the few rules about parking or driving in bike lanes; and that refuse to ban cell phone use while driving when 80 % of accidents are caused by inattention of drivers.

Slater Vecchio Connected Hands - Free Devices Unsafe Now that cellphone bans while driving have spread across the country, carmakers and cell - phone providers are cashing in on hands - free technology.

Although new laws have been implemented in nearly every state of the U.S. which ban the use of cell phones while driving, people continue to put themselves, and others, at risk when they decided to text and drive or carry on a conversation while navigating through congested roadways.

However, the New Mexico Legislature has caught on to the dangers of cell phone use while driving and has submitted a bill that would ban drivers from using their phones while driving if it passes.

In 2016, the Massachusetts state Senate passed a hands - free driving law, which would have banned handheld cell phone use by drivers and restricted them to talking on the phone by hands - free technology such as Bluetooth devices.

Although California motorists were prohibited from talking on hand - held cell phones while driving in 2008, and a ban on texting came in 2009, subsequent studies have shown that even hands - free technology can be a significant distraction.

Although there isn't a ban on using handheld cell phones while driving, car owners are usually requested to be careful and responsible while driving.

According to the article on CNN.com about Aaron's story, currently 38 states ban texting for all drivers, while 31 states ban cell phone use by «novice drivers».

In fact, the US DOT is considering banning cell phone calls on planes.

«Following instructions from the concerned US departments,» the airline tweeted, all electronics are banned on US - bound flights, with an exception for cell phones and medical devices.

Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador and Strathcona County, Alta., have passed laws that ban talking or texting on your cell phone while driving.