Sentences with phrase «cell phone ban»

... has become the first state to pass a cell phone ban while driving.

«Cell phone bans have reduced cell phone use by drivers, but the perplexing thing is that they haven't reduced crashes,» says Russ Rader, a spokesperson for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in Arlington, Virginia, who was not involved in the new study.

Still, cell phone bans may save lives, says David Strayer, a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.

Schools, States Review Cell Phone Bans More than a decade after many school systems and states prohibited students from carrying and using pagers and cellular phones in school, state lawmakers and administrators are rethinking their positions.

These programs are spread throughout the country, and address all behavioral highway safety areas: one recent demonstration project in New York and Connecticut sought to determine whether hand - held cell phone bans are enforceable, and what legal, administrative or other characteristics make enforcement easier or more difficult.

(Most calls for cell phone bans in Europe seem to relate to the idea that extreme overuse might cause cancer: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-phones-idUSBRE89I0V320121019 My understanding is that there is still a great deal of debate as to whether this is so, and can serve to illustrate the interaction of the law and science.)

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A Trump administration ban earlier this year required passengers from certain Middle Eastern airports to check their electronic devices larger than a cell phone.

John Zelinsky, a member of the Stamford Board of Representatives, said he's confident a proposed cell - phone crosswalk ban will be adopted and that once text - happy citizens see cops issuing citations — right now the idea is for the fine to be $ 30 per violation — «they will think twice.»

So, when street signs started popping up explaining cell - phone use was banned in the area last month in city parks and green spaces, some people took them seriously.

Next lets ban all cell phones to prevent texting while driving related deaths.

They're also seeking for Cuomo to prompt the Public Service Commission to regulate terms of cell phone service and for recyclable materials and yard waste to be banned from landfills or incinerators.

His bill banning the use of handheld cell phones while driving became the first such state law in the entire country in 2000.

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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.

The bill adds the controversial cell phone cases to a list of «imitation weapons» that are currently banned under state law.

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.

Joel Feldman with the Casey Feldman Foundation notes that New York State already bans both hand held calls and texting while driving, but he says three quarters of all distracted driving injuries and deaths are unrelated to cell phones.

As mayor, Bloomberg strengthened the cell - phone ban in schools.

They also want Cuomo to prompt the Public Service Commission to regulate terms of cell phone service and for recyclable materials and yard waste to be banned from landfills or incinerators.

Democrats in the Senate, meanwhile, objected to a new rule implemented by the GOP leadership banning the use of cell phones to make pictures or record videos during session.

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.

They advanced rules reforms to ban the use of any cell phones as a recording device in the chamber or in the ante-chamber where legislators routinely gladhand with lobbyists.

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.

No more cell phones for young drivers: As part of a package of passenger car - related statutory amendments, Cuomo also wants to ban even hands - free mobile phone and electronic device use for junior permit and junior license holders (those under 18).

Hospitals and airplanes ban the use of cell phones, because their electromagnetic transmissions can interfere with sensitive electrical devices.

Not a single U.S. state bans hands - free cell phone talking for most adult drivers.

Such a ban might also be a safety issue, since cell phones have become a primary source of receiving emergency messages.

«The MIT data indicate that regulation [banning cell phone use] may be reasonable so long as it is followed up with good enforcement, and that together these would result in a decrease in unsafe driving behavior.»

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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When Lucius bans the use of cell phones in Miseryville, Jimmy turns to Dr. Scientist to help cure cell - obsessed Beezy of his mobile - mania.

The Pew Research Center in April 2010 released results from a survey that confirmed the ubiquity of cell phones among teenagers, some of whom manage to send text messages from class, even when the technology is banned in their school.

While banning cell phones and calling in the cops might be options of last resort, they won't do much to improve a school's culture.

When cell phones, pagers, and beepers began to spread into the mainstream in the late 1980s and early 1990s, most districts and even states moved to ban them from school grounds.

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

Banning the cell phone during class may be a good idea, but at a certain point, it becomes hard to control.

Districts that ban their students from having their cell phones or limit their usage do this for a variety of reasons.

One such policy basically bans their students from having their cell phones at all.

The discipline policy shifts by a range of governments have yielded real change: In 2014, California became the first state in the nation to ban «willful defiance» suspensions for its youngest students — a category of misconduct that includes refusing to remove a hat, to wear the school uniform, or to turn off a cell phone.

Only a few short years ago, many schools banned cell phones, but many schools, especially private schools, have changed their rules and now allow smartphones and tablets to be a part of daily school life.

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.

Because of our collective efforts, 32 states have outlawed texting behind the wheel and eight states have banned handheld cell - phone use for all drivers.

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.

When their school bans cell phones, Frost and his friends communicate through Post-its instead.

The use of cell phones for talking during a flight will still be banned.

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.

Recently the United States put a ban from bringing any electronics larger than a cell phone onto a plane from certain Middle Eastern countries.

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