Pennsylvania will join the majority of states that ban motorists from handling a cell phone for almost any purpose while driving as state lawmakers hope to reduce distracted driving accidents. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office said Thursday he'll sign the bill. The ban takes effect a year after he signs it.
FILE - Gov. Josh Shapiro , D-Pa., speaks at a campaign event, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Scranton, Pa. Republican lawmakers on Tuesday advanced legislation for a $3 billion tax cut, their just-unveiled counterproposal to Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro ’s budget plan as each side offers a competing vision for how to use a massive cash surplus sitting in the state treasury. HARRISBURG, Pa.
The bill passed both chambers of the state Legislature this week and will bring Pennsylvania into alignment with the law on motorists’ cell phone use in every one of its neighboring states. Currently, Pennsylvania’s restriction on cell phone use while driving applies only to texting.Pennsylvania Senate approves GOP’s $3B tax-cutting plan, over objections of top DemocratsSen.
Crashes where a distracted driver was a contributing factor are down in Pennsylvania in the past decade, as crashes overall have declined, according to state data.
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