You've probably been seeing a lot of news stories lately about the inherent danger of "texting while driving." This seems to be the latest variation on the overall issue of cell phone use by drivers, which continues to be hotly debated. Many states have already passed laws against it. While some permit the use of hands-free devices, others have banned any cell phone use whatsoever by drivers. Some states forbid any text messaging whatsoever by drivers, while others specifically target only novice drivers.
While you may be familiar with what's legal in your own state, it's a different story when you're planning a road trip that will take you through several states. Will you need a Bluetooth headset? What's the story if your 18-year old kid and his friends are taking to the open road -- with their cell phones? Well, you can always rummage around the Net in search of different state driving laws -- or you could call AAA.
Or you could take the recommended ResourceShelf route and seek out a reliable one-stop shopping site -- in this case, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), which maintains a collection of various highway safety laws in every state, updated monthly. Topics covered:
Click on any of these and you can see a neat matrix of laws on a state-by-state basis, with comments, notations and additional information, including links to related issue briefs. If it's more useful for you to browse all the laws at once for a particular state, you can access the information that way.
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