Cell Driving Bill to be voted in MA house

[John Griswold KK1X]

Joe makes a good point. While the wording of the bill excludes emergency 
workers from the ban on using mobile phones while driving, it also makes 
allowances for the use of "citizens band radios" so long as one hand 
remains on the steering wheel. Well, I don't have a "citizens band" 
radio in my truck. I've written my Representative, Mr. Hargraves of 
Groton, and urge you all to write to your own Rep.

http://www.wheredoivotema.com/bal/myelectioninfo.php

This web site can be access to find out who your Rep is and their email 
address.

Here is a link to what appears to be the current text of the Bill:
*http://tinyurl.com/29aoh5

73,
John

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Joe Dzekevich wrote:
> This is on today's (Tuesday) Boston.com web site.  I fired-off a quick email to my state rep asking how the bill would affect radio mic's (i.e. - what is a hand held device?).  I told him that I don't want to see mobile radios accidently fall under the bill (i.e. amateur, police, fire, taxi, plow drivers, etc).  The news article calls them a cell phone - but if the hand held device wording is broad, we may be in trouble.  I told him that hams have been driving around for of 50 years mobile with problems and that we don't need to have our eyes leave the road to use a mic.
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> Joe
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> BOSTON—Drivers who talk or text on cell phones could be hit with fines or have their licenses suspended under a bill making its way through the Statehouse.
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> more stories like thisA key legislative committee approved the bill Tuesday. It now heads to the full House of Representatives as early as Wednesday.
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> The bill would allow police to pull over drivers they see talking on cell phones or sending text messages. Drivers who use hands-free headsets would be exempt.
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> Adult drivers would face $100 fines for the first offense and $500 for a third offense. Those with junior operator licenses would face fines and the suspension of their licenses.
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> The renewed push for a cell phone driving ban follows the death of a 13-year-old boy in Taunton by a man who allegedly lost control of his SUV while text messaging.
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