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2013 brings in multiple new laws affecting drivers in the state of California. One law allows drivers to use voice-activated technology while driving, which is already being challenged by the National Safety Council.

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GHSA’s new policy broadens the organization’s support of distracted driving legislation to include a call for handheld bans for all drivers.

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New York's distracted driving law makes texting while driving a primary traffic offense, giving police officers the power to stop drivers for this offense alone.

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The 'Blueprint for Ending Distracted Driving' plan encourages the remaining 11 states without distracted driving laws to enact and enforce this type of legislation. It also asks the auto industry to adopt new guidelines for technology to reduce the potential for distraction on devices built into, or brought into, vehicles.

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Ohio is the 39th state to prohibit texting behind the wheel for all drivers.

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Idaho is the 37th state to prohibit texting behind the wheel by all drivers.

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The new law takes effect July 1.

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ZoomSafer Inc. and Drivewyze Inc. announced their intent to work together to ensure product compatibility, combining Drivewyze's toll road info and ZoomSafer's distracted driving technology.

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If your fleet has a policy banning cell phone use while driving, we’d like to hear from you.

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SPRINGFIELD, IL - In two similar bills introduced on Jan. 10 in the Illinois General Assembly, the change to the state’s vehicle code would restrict cell phone use while driving to hands-free only.

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HERNDON, VA -- A new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) rule went into effect Jan. 3 that prohibits an estimated 4 million interstate commercial truck and bus drivers from using handheld cell phones while driving. To help commercial fleet operators conform to the new regulation, software provider ZoomSafer has released “FMCSA Cell Phone Use Regulations: A Guide to Compliance for Truck and Bus Fleets.”

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WASHINGTON – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a recommendation to the 50 states, and D.C., to ban driver use of all portable electronic devices in a vehicle, including hands-free devices.

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