Virginian-Pilot
Teen drivers who use cell phones while operating a vehicle can now be ticketed for that behavior if police stop them for another offense. A bill that cleared the Virginia Senate today would tighten the restriction on cell phone use by provisional license holders, meaning authorities could stop them simply for using their phone while operating a vehicle.
What is to keep the kid from putting the cell phone down if they are getting pulled over? This bill makes no sense.
After seeing studies about distractions while talking on the phone, it might be time for a bill restricting cell phone use while driving, regardless of age. Anyone caught texting while driving should be dragged out of their car and beaten soundly about the head and shoulders.
Virginia needs to stop ignorning the cell phone/texting problem and legislate some serious laws with teeth. Too many accidents are a result of people fiddling with their technology. Eyes off the road, even for a second, can be deadly.
