Nevada law enforcement will issue a texting and driving ticket to commercial driver’s license (CDL) drivers who violate the state law.Distracted Driving Penalties in NevadaTexting and driving fines in Nebraska amount to $200 for a first offense, $300 for a second offense and $500 for the ...
Under the legislation, if a crash were to occur and the at-fault driver was holding or using a cell phone while driving, any civil fines would be doubled. There are a few exceptions to the rules. Law enforcement, first responders, and other emergency workers would not be prohibited from...
While legislators, law enforcement, and drivers themselves have an obligation to stop distracted driving, technology leaders and providers, and the partners they work with, have a huge collective role to play. Companies like Zendrive, for one, make it their core mission to strengthen global road...
The Northwest Territories has hiked fines for electronic distracted driving to $322 (including victim surcharge). “The Department of Transportation and our law enforcement partners take distracted driving very seriously and those drivers caught using restricted electronic devices will be charged accordingly...
This law is vague, but it does give the courts a lot of room for interpretation. Discovering that the other driver was involved in some distracted driving conduct can help prove that an auto accident was not your fault if you have been in an accident. Initially, law enforcement is ...
Distracted Driving Campaign Designed to Enforce and Educate Drivers Distracted driving has claimed the lives of 69 people in 2015 according to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and according to the law enforcement agency, continues to be the leading cause of fatal road deaths in Ontario. In 201...
Law enforcement in Minnesota's west metro area has new technology utilizing artificial intelligence to help reducedistracted driving. "We've kind of discovered it's a bigger problem than I think we realized," said South Lake Minnetonka Patrol Sergeant Adam Moore. ...
Almost 50,000 car accidents were credited to distracted driving last year. Approximately 37% of the drivers say they text and drive. Law enforcement officials should be more aware of what people behind the wheel are doing. People ought to have consequences for their actions. If using an ...
Laws on distracted driving in Missouri forbid novice drivers, which are motorists who are younger than 21 years of age, from sending, reading or composing text messages while operating a vehicle. Furthermore, this is considered a primary law, meaning that a law enforcement officer does not need...
Are secondary enforcement laws useless? Not necessarily. Most people obey the law because it’s the law. And adoption of a distracted driving law creates a great deal of awareness of the problem. Also, tickets almost always can be issued when a distracted driving causes a wreck. Lawmakers who...