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« on: September 14, 2007, 11:41:04 AM »

Cell phone use banned for teen drivers

Thu Sep 13, 8:11 PM ET

A message from the state of California to its 16- and 17-year-olds: Dnt txt n drv — thx.

A law signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday will require those teens to put down all cell phones and other electronic devices while driving. Older drivers will be able to use hands-free devices but minors won't enjoy that luxury — in part because of the popularity of text-messaging among teens.

"The simple fact is that teenage drivers are more easily distracted. They are young, inexperienced and have a slower reaction time," Schwarzenegger said in a statement after he signed the legislation into law. "We want to eliminate any extra distractions so they can focus on paying attention to the road and being good drivers."

The law barring cell phone use by drivers under 18 will take effect July 1, as will the law restricting cell phone use among older drivers, which the governor signed last year.

Violators will be fined $20 for the first offense and $50 for subsequent offenses. Both laws include exceptions for drivers who need to make emergency calls.

Schwarzenegger's signature means California joins 15 states and the District of Columbia in banning the use of wireless communication devices for teenage drivers. Nearly a dozen other states are considering similar action, according to the American Automobile Association.

The governor cited statistics by the California Highway Patrol that cell phone use is a primary cause of accidents caused by distracted drivers. He also referred to a Ford Motor Co. study saying teens are four times more likely to be distracted than adults by cell phone use.

A 2001 report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that 16-year-old drivers have a crash rate three times higher than that of 17-year-olds, five times greater than 18-year-olds and almost 10 times greater than drivers ages 30-59.

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« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2007, 04:15:16 PM »

About time.
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« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2007, 06:24:29 PM »

We have that law also only just in for our kids . :ausflag;
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« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2007, 06:45:46 PM »

Good law--although no one should be allowed to text and drive.
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« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2007, 07:14:46 PM »

Odd that teens have slower reaction times. I think my peak reaction times were when I was 15-18 and the same applied to most of my friends.
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« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2007, 08:58:47 PM »

I don't think teens have slower reaction times... I think they are doing other things besides paying attention, such as talking on the cell, txting on the cell... and so on.
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« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2007, 09:09:37 PM »

I don't think teens have slower reaction times... I think they are doing other things besides paying attention, such as talking on the cell, txting on the cell... and so on.

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« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2007, 09:12:17 PM »

Hey now... if they can do that while driving, that's talent,.. lol j/k
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« Reply #8 on: September 15, 2007, 06:51:58 AM »

Law here is NO cell phone use for anyone while driving. Think you can use a hands free phone but not sure of that.
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« Reply #9 on: September 15, 2007, 08:13:08 AM »

they should ban them on public transit, too. i hate sitting beside some dork who's yakkin on their phone as if no one else could hear them while the mocrowaves zap MY brain -hey, mind if i smoke, idiot? how about a fart?

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« Reply #10 on: September 15, 2007, 12:56:56 PM »

$20.00 fine?? OMG,   :banghead; That isn't going to teach them a lesson, i say take their damn license away for a month THAT will teach them.  $20.00??  What a joke!!!   :thumbdown;
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« Reply #11 on: September 15, 2007, 02:09:01 PM »

$20.00 fine?? OMG,   :banghead; That isn't going to teach them a lesson, i say take their damn license away for a month THAT will teach them.  $20.00??  What a joke!!!   :thumbdown;

Hopefully the parents will do their job when their kid gets the ticket.
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