Teens Now Can't Use a Cell Phone While Driving: Will the Law Work?
Birmingham's current and former representatives in Lansing, John Pappageorge and Chuck Moss, voted for the legislation signed into law last week.
A new Michigan law prohibits teen drivers from using a cell phone while driving a car. According to MichiganVotes.org, Senate Bill 756 applies to any driver with a temporary drivers permit or a level 1 or 2 graduated license — meaning any driver under the age of 17. The law, building on current texting and driving laws, makes it a civil infraction for a teen to use a hands-on cell phone. Dubbed "Kelsey's Law", the legislation is named for a 17-year-old Sault Ste. Marie girl who died in a car crash in 2010 while she was using her cell phone. Snyder signed the bill into law last week, according to the Detroit News. The law passed 74-33 in the House of Representatives and 28-10 in the Senate. Birmingham's former representative in the State …
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Clinton Baller
7:35 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Teens will follow the new law, and adults will follow existing law, only if it is enforced. The same way cops set speed traps, they should set cell phone traps. Silly idea? Not if distracted driving is nearly as dangerous as speeding. more ›