pennsylvania·Pennsylvaniabyjeffw Bill Prohibiting Use of Hand-Held Devices While Driving Signed Into Law by Shapirohttps://www.politicspa.com/bill-prohibiting-use-of-hand-held-devices-while-driving-signed-into-law-by-shapiro/135719/Open linkView original on lemmy.world16Comments3Reply
MMathprogrammer1 sh.itjust.works2Hide 2 repliesHow was this not a law? Does this mean it's legal in other states?4Reply
jeffw replylemmy.worldJust an update I heard on the news this morning: texting was already banned. This expands it to anyone holding their phone. 28 states have phone bans in place.2Reply
jeffw replylemmy.worldI imagine that means it is legal, yes. I think maybe some other phone laws are specific to texting and this might be slightly more broad1Reply
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How was this not a law? Does this mean it's legal in other states?
Just an update I heard on the news this morning: texting was already banned. This expands it to anyone holding their phone. 28 states have phone bans in place.
I imagine that means it is legal, yes. I think maybe some other phone laws are specific to texting and this might be slightly more broad