Sentences with phrase «handheld phone»

This is a great way to stop people from texting and using handheld phones while driving.

The statutes that involve text - messaging and handheld phone usage may differ significantly between states.

Even with strong enforcement, bans on handheld phone use and texting aren't reducing crashes reported to insurers, a new HLDI analysis shows.

With new laws in place in many states across America that limit or completely restrict handheld phone devices while driving, a Bluetooth compatible or hands - free system is mandatory.

The percentage of drivers using handheld phones dropped by more than half after New York passed a law against it.

And in instances where the car crashes and the airbag deploys, the car still calls for help, and with the help of the rooftop antenna, can reach out for help in more distant areas where handheld phones don't get a signal.

You can only use a handheld phone if you are safely parked or need to call 999 or 112 in an emergency and it's unsafe or impractical to stop.

Cuomo says officers will be looking for intoxicated drivers, underage drinkers as well as people operating a vehicle while using a handheld phone.

Studies by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety find that nearly 90 percent of drivers view distracted driving as a growing problem, yet nearly half (49 percent) of drivers admit to talking on a handheld phone behind the wheel.

Early results indicate that texting is even worse than handheld phone talking.

It found that 15 % of businesses admit their drivers are «often involved» in accidents while using a handheld phone, and 5 % even said it happened «on a regular basis».

Handheld phone use and texting is prohibited in all of the District of Columbia.

Among those polled, 63 percent of people under 30 said they have used a handheld phone while driving.

The legislature recently specified that using a handheld phone is illegal even when your car is stopped in traffic or at a traffic sign or light.

But that doesn't change the fact that talking on a handheld phone or texting requires you to drive one handed and to take your attention off the road.

The repeater device can be properly positioned and will receive a better signal than your handheld phone.