In den Jahren 2024 und 2025 gab es eine Welle neuer Handy-Nutzungsverbote, was angesichts der Tatsache, dass die Dynamik seit Mitte der 2010er Jahre ins Stocken geraten war, überraschend war. In einigen dieser Bundesstaaten gelten eingeschränkte Arbeits- oder Schulzonenverbote, aber ich möchte die Karte nicht zu kompliziert machen. Ich finde es ziemlich interessant, dass es jetzt, im Jahr 2025, plötzlich eine Gesetzeswelle gibt, die das Halten eines Telefons beim Autofahren verbietet. Heutzutage ist das eine Art überflüssige Praxis. Fast jeder besitzt ein Smartphone, mit dem man per Sprachsteuerung telefonieren kann, ohne das Telefon auch nur zu berühren. Mittlerweile verfügen die meisten Autos auch über Bluetooth-Schnittstellen. Ich denke, dass das Schreiben von SMS während der Fahrt ein viel größeres Problem ist, es ist das einzige, das ich tatsächlich sehe. Niemand hält mehr sein Telefon ans Ohr. Selbst wenn es legal wäre, ist es im Vergleich zum Ablegen ein unnötiger Aufwand.
Bevor mich jemand anschreit: „FLORIDA hat ein Gesetz verabschiedet, das im Juli 2025 in Kraft tritt.“ Nein, das war nicht der Fall. Nachrichtenquellen sagten fälschlicherweise, dass Florida ein Verbot erlassen habe, das am 1. Juli 2025 in Kraft treten würde. Doch der Gesetzentwurf des Senats, der das enthielt, wurde im Repräsentantenhaus vertagt und nie zur Abstimmung gebracht. Das in der Gesetzesvorlage angegebene Datum des Inkrafttretens hat keine Bedeutung, wenn die Gesetzesvorlage nicht von beiden Kammern des Gesetzgebers verabschiedet und in Kraft gesetzt wurde.
Von Dependent-Pea-9066
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Florida ban went into effect July 1st.
Wisconsin will definitely be the last state to pass that law. For some reason Wisconsin is completely resistant to traffic safety laws. It’s the only state where a DUI isn’t automatically a criminal offense. Operating while suspended isn’t either. Helmet laws? Nope. Super speeder law? Nope. It took until 2017 to finally make repeat DUIs a felony, and even then, only on the 4th.
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte wants to make sure he’s accessible while driving in case someone needs to be [body slammed.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H16SO7cuZ-o)
lol, WA might as well be marked blue since driving laws here are mostly a „suggestion“ that most just ignore.
If you showed this to an American male in 1776 they would have asked whats the point. What a waste.
It’s unenforced unless found out during a wreck investigation here in Louisiana
Just a heads up some cities also have handheld bans, at least they have the signage for it and it is enforced even if it’s blue on the map.
I live in a ban state but so far as I can tell there’s absolutely zero enforcement.
Montana be like: “you wanna die? Fine, go ahead!”
Utah’a ban is much larger than just texting. It includes “enter[ing] data into a wireless communication device.”
https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title41/Chapter6a/41-6a-S1716.html
Unfortunately the ban in California is generally unenforced so it doesn’t matter. In my 15 minute commute it’s a rarity that I don’t see at least one idiot driving slow and weaving at best while on their fucking phone. There’s a reason why the accident rates don’t reflect the much safer cars out there
Personally I’d like to see the ticket and enforcement be elevated to just below a DUI. Like spend a night in jail and lose your license for at least a month. It’s so dangerous and people unfortunately are going to have to learn the hard way that it isn’t acceptable
New Jersey fucking loves their cell phone laws. Do NOT use it while driving AT ALL.
This shouldn’t need a law, it should be covered under existing distracted driving laws.
Wasn’t Montana also the last state to ban drinking while driving?
Why does new hampsire not require seatbelts over 18 years, but does have a strict phone while driving law? This isn’t really „live free or die“.
I met the WA legislator that spearheaded that states ban (and it was her big claim to fame).
Almost all those laws were based on a Utah academic study about phone use while driving.
The messed up thing is, that study actually said that hands free usage is NOT safer than handheld usage, because the core problem was that the person on the other end doesn’t know what issues you’re facing on the road and your motivation to have the conversation can distract you from the road situation, while a person in the car would be aware and pause for you to handle it
I pointed this out to her and she said „well, I had to do *something*“
I’m reading this while driving
Oklahoma actually updated their laws. You can no longer have your phone in your hand while driving.
I’m just waiting to get my first citation in my „red“ state where phones are completely banned… because my Apple CarPlay just refuses to connect for some unknown reason and my phone is necessary for driving instructions…. this has happened multiple times now, and turning the car off and restarting the phone didn’t even fix it. Unpredictable garbage technology. Fortunately, I haven’t been cited for it yet.
Cool, I can watch a movie on my phone while driving in Florida.
Banning using cell phones while driving while also sticking gigantic screens on the dash of every vehicle is totally pointless.
I feel like for over 10 years if a cop sees a phone to your ear in a car it’s almost like holding a beer.