Sentences with phrase «held cell phone use»

In the last six months alone, hand - held cell phone use has dropped 56 percent in Hartford and 38 percent in Syracuse, and texting while driving has declined 68 percent in Hartford and 42 percent in Syracuse.»

Ten states, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands and Guam prohibit all hand - held cell phone use while driving.

Based on observations and surveys through September 2010, hand - held cell phone use has dropped 56 percent in Hartford and 38 percent in Syracuse.

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We used it on an outing to the county fair to hold a couple cloth diapers, light weight jackets for the kiddos, wipes, wallet, cell phones, and camera.

It also creates issues with Luddite citizenry such as the Amish, who on matters of religion do not use certain technologies, including cell phones and the internet, so an alternate way of re-deligation would need to be established for them (perhaps a service that will hold their votes in a way that can be trusted to vote in their interests).

Switch the strap to whichever side you prefer and use the zippered shoulder strap pocket to hold your cell phone or wallet close at hand.

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.

There are small pockets both inside and outside to hold items like your cell phone, comb, and toiletries, and the whole bag can be stuffed (with some difficulty) into the outside pocket when you're not using it (although really, why would you bother?).

When not using your cell phone, place it on your desk, center console in your car or at least hold it in your hand or anywhere else that is not in your pants.

I love using this purse for post work events because it is big enough to hold some of my everyday items like a makeup bag, full - size wallet and cell phone.

The imminent hazard order finds that Patterson violated federal hours - of - service regulations, used a hand - held cell phone while operating a commercial motor vehicle, and was speeding.

I also noticed that the shuttle service no longer offers their Drivers the use of cell phones, so they have to blow their horn loudly for pickups and there is no way to get a hold of the driver if need be.

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It also incorporates a removable tray that can be used to hold portable media players and cell phones.

Though only about a third (32 %) of cell phone owners overall use them for e-book reading, the overall proportion of e-book readers who use their cell phones to read those e-books has held fairly steady since 2011.

I always use the largest one to hold my cell phone and car keys.

Gun shop owner Knowing that we apply common sense to other issues in our society, specifically like holding irresponsible people accountable for their actions when they drink and drive and kill somebody, and we do that without restricting control of cars and cells phones to the rest of us, the good guys, why then do you and Hillary want to control and restrict and limit gun manufacturers, gun owners and responsible use of guns and ammunition to the rest of us, the good guys, instead of holding the bad guys accountable for their actions?

While the solution works great for her, it's not so great environmentally speaking in that a whole lot of batteries will get used up and tossed just to charge up a cell phone that can barely hold a charge in the first place.

We're still holding tight for the really practical uses of OLED display technology, such as greening up our laptops, cell phones and other constantly used devices.

R. v. Kazemi (K.) 2013 ONCA 585 Motor Vehicles — Regulation of vehicles and traffic — Manner of driving — General — Use of cell phone while driving The accused was convicted of «holding» a hand - held wireless communication device while driving contrary to s. 78.1 (1) of the Highway Traffic Act.

The defendant in the Arkansas case, the building materials company Stoam Holdings, filed a motion for a new trial last week claiming that juror Jonathan Powell posted eight tweets during the trial using his cell phone.

Currently, novice drivers in Maine are the only ones who are covered under a ban of cell phone use for both hand - held and hands - free devices.

Texting while driving is prohibited for all drivers under state law and talking on a hand - held cell phone is a secondary offense, meaning that drivers can not be stopped only for cell phone use.

If there is evidence that a cell phone, mobile phone or any hand - held device was being used and contributed to the accident, our personal injury attorneys could possibly use this as proof of negligence on the part of the at - fault driver in a car accident.

Drivers under 20: 15 percent of distracted - driving fatalities 20 to 29: 12 percent of distracted - driving fatalities 30 to 39: 10 percent of distracted - driving fatalities 40 to 49: 10 percent of distracted - driving fatalities 50 to 59: 9 percent of distracted - driving fatalities 60 to 69: 10 percent of distracted - driving fatalities 70 and over: 11 percent of distracted - driving fatalities While researchers note an across - the - board increase in hand - held devices used by drivers — including cell phones, iPods and GPS devices, the blame is most squarely placed on such devices when it comes to the young drivers who are most apt to use them.

In a recent Georgia Court of Appeals decision, Lindsey v. Clinch County Glass Inc., the Court held that the plaintiff could not seek punitive damages when the defendant caused a car wreck because he was using his cell phone.

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), drivers in the state of Indiana are not banned from using hand - held cell phones behind the wheel, but they are banned from text messaging.

Lawmakers believe that they're helping to preserve road safety by prohibiting the use of hand - held cell phones and text messaging devices for drivers.

Judge Shaun Nakatsuru who heard the case, noted that «holding» and «using» a cell phone are banned for good reason.

using a cell phone in hands - free mode - this means the device is not held in the driver's hand and is activated by voice or a single touch to the device

Eight states have banned all use of (hand held) cell phones while driving.

For safety measures, the state of California has made it illegal to text or use hand - held cell phones while driving.

Beginning January 3, 2012, all commercial drivers - including truck and bus drivers - are banned from using hand - held and push - to - talk cell phones while behind the wheel, affecting an estimated 4 million commercial drivers.

More than half of teens (54 percent) say that they use a hand - held cell phone.

Currently, Louisiana prohibits teen drivers who hold a Class E Louisiana learner's license from using cell phones while driving unless the device is a hands - free device.

Currently, Maryland prohibits teen drivers who hold a Maryland instruction license, Maryland learner's license, or Maryland provisional license from using cell phones while driving.

Increasingly, states and cities are outlawing the use of text messaging and hand - held cell phones while driving.

Another 30 states ban cell - phone use by novice drivers, and 10 ban all use of hand - held cell phones while driving.

Glad that you remind people that using a cell phone hands - free is just as dangerous as hand - held and that it is as bad as driving with an illegal blood alcohol level.

Using cell phones on a daily basis, sending e-mails and holding video conferences, we do not reflect on the technical means which provide us with all these services, and the most important question is: who are these people laying kilometres of the superhighways to the farthest corners of the world?

In the filing, the DA's office claimed Meza held his victim at gunpoint, forcing him to turn over a cell phone and private keys, which he used to access the victim's digital wallet.