Driver Cellphone Fines Getting Stiffer in New Jersey http://www.northjersey.com/news/NJ_law_toughens_penalties_for_texting_talking.html State legislators signed into law a bill that bumps up the fine to a minimum of $200 and a maximum of $400 for an initial violation of the law, AP reported.…
DOT Ban On Commercial Truckers Using Cellphones Is In Effect
Here’s a reminder: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s ban on interstate truck drivers using hand-held cellphones while behind the wheel became effective Jan. 1. The rule is the federal government’s latest volley in the battle against distracted driving, a huge…
Possible Driver Texting, Cellphone Ban Has People Griping
It didn’t take long for the public to start squawking about the prospect of being banned from using their cellphones, or texting, while driving. The Associated Press Thursday did a long story about salesmen and attorneys who are livid that…