Traffic laws re: cellphones & their offspring

Wayne Hoskin Wrote:
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> KevinM Wrote:
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> > These days, distracted driving is a huge issue.
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> > I can't tell you how many times I'm out for a
> walk
> > or a run, and I see cars going by me in which
> the
> > driver is doing something on a cell phone
> screen,
> > vs. really paying attention. I think it is
> > epidemic.....not to mention very scary.
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> > /Kevin Madore
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> Is it illegal over there? it is here in Australia,
> police have been known to patrol traffic lights on
> foot and book drivers caught texting or talking
> even while stationary.
>
The law varies from state to state as traffic laws are a state level thing here. Some states have strict bans, others not so much. Some states that put bans on talking on the things have had to update their laws to cover texting, etc. I have no idea what the law in Colorado currently is.

Hank