Connecticut launches crackdown on distracted driving

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut (WABC) -- Police across Connecticut are cracking down on distracted driving as part of a new initiative. The campaign, called "U Drive U Text U Pay," began Wednesday and will ... Read More

SC’s hands-free driving law goes into effect next week

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Starting next Monday, South Carolina drivers need to keep their hands on the wheel and off their phones under the state’s new hands-free driving law. Enforcement of the change, ... Read More

Louisiana set to ban handheld phone use while driving | Here’s when and what the fines look like

BATON ROUGE, La. — Starting next month, Louisiana drivers will no longer be allowed to hold or physically support a cellphone or other handheld devices while driving, under a new law signed this ... Read More

Louisiana aims for safer roads with new hands-free driving rule

NEW ORLEANS — A new law that just went into effect in Louisiana is taking the state's distracted driving rules a step further. While texting and driving has been illegal for years, drivers are now ... Read More

Shocking Number of States Still Don’t Have a Hands-Free Driving Law

There are plenty of U.S. states without a comprehensive hands-free driving legislation, but laws can remain strict without one. U.S. states have been adopting hands-free driving laws at an increasing ... Read More

California court ruling makes holding a phone while driving illegal

A new California court ruling clarifies that simply holding your phone while driving is now a violation of the state’s hands-free law, whether or not you’re actually tapping or swiping. The California ... Read More

What is the Eddie Conrad Act? What every teen driver in Tennessee should know about distracted driving

Distracted driving can have fatal consequences. The state of Tennessee takes distracted driving seriously, especially when teen drivers are participating in the dangerous behavior. The state has very ... Read More

Governor signs bill for South Carolina to become 33rd state to pass hands-free driving law

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina is officially the 33rd state in the country to adopt a hands-free driving law aimed at reducing distracted driving and saving lives on the road. Gov. Henry McMaster ... Read More

Chandler police crack down on distracted driving with over 1,200 stops in three months

CHANDLER, AZ — Chandler Police Department has made more than 1,200 traffic stops in the past three months targeting drivers using their phones behind the wheel. The department is averaging over 13 ... Read More

Phones down! South Carolina’s new hands-free driving law takes effect

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina drivers are no longer allowed to hold or support any electronic device while behind the wheel as of Monday. The new law, years in the making, expands beyond ... Read More

Gridlock Guy: Hands-free laws work, if drivers only looked up and remembered

ATLANTA — July 1, 2018 brought a needed change to traffic laws in our home state. The Hands-Free Georgia Act, in a nutshell, prohibited holding a phone while driving (including at stop lights). The ... Read More

South Carolina’s hands-free driving law goes into effect next week

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - Starting next Monday, South Carolina drivers need to keep their hands on the wheel and off their phones under the state’s new hands-free driving law. Enforcement of the change, ... Read More