Last December, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration introduced a proposed rulemaking that would prohibit commercial drivers from reaching for, holding or dialing a cell phone while ...

Law enforcement officers across Iowa are preparing for the new law that’ll take effect this summer, forbidding drivers from touching their cell phones while behind the wheel. Hamilton County Sheriff ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. In an effort to raise awareness about the dangers of distracted driving, the Goleta Police Department Traffic Unit issued 100 ...

Most states have strict laws in place to prevent distracted driving through cell phone use, and Iowa and Louisiana are the latest to join this effort. Since July 1, Iowa drivers have been prohibited ...

MORNING HEADLINES | With $50 million in federal highway funds on the line, the S.C. House on Wednesday passed a bill to require hands-free cell phone use while driving. State Rep. Bill Taylor, R-Aiken ...

Have you noticed how many drivers around you are buried in cell phone use? Now imagine if they were all intoxicated. How safe would you feel? It’s not a stretch. Motorists on cell phones can mimic ...

TIGHTER CELL PHONE RESTRICTIONS. IF A HANDS-FREE BILL IS SIGNED INTO LAW, HOUSE BILL 519 COULD MAKE IT ILLEGAL TO DO ANYTHING BEHIND THE WHEEL EXCEPT MAKE A PHONE CALL. WDSU’S JONAH GILMORE HAS MORE ...

Most serious traffic accidents occur when drivers are making a left-hand turn at a busy intersection. When those drivers are also talking on a hands-free cell phone, "that could be the most dangerous ...

SLIDELL (WGNO) — Any use of a hand-held phone while driving, such as calling, texting or scrolling, is going to be illegal starting Aug. 1. State representative Brian Glorioso who sponsored the bill ...

The South Carolina Hands-Free and Distracted Driving Act took effect on Sept. 1, 2025. But the warning period ends Feb. 28.