Is cell phone use while driving illegal? Here's what state laws say.

Wisconsin laws prohibit using a cell phone for texting, emailing or any purpose appearing to interfere with driving, other ...
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Multiple States Dial-up Crackdown on Cell Phone Use While Driving

31 states and the District of Columbia now enforce a certain distracted driving law—and three states have joined this movement in the last few months. Most states have strict laws in place to prevent ...
Yahoo

Forget Texting & Driving: Teens Are Using Phones for ‘Entertainment’ While Behind the Wheel in Worrying New Study

Telling teens not to text and drive might be outdated soon. It turns out, young drivers aren’t using their phones to send messages behind the wheel — they’re using it to for entertainment purposes ...
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Study uncovers alarming phone use by teens while driving

Teen drivers across the country are spending a surprising amount of time looking at their phones while behind the wheel. A new study reveals that on average, young motorists spend more than one-fifth ...
WWNO

Louisiana bans most cell phone use while driving

It will become illegal next month to use a phone while driving in Louisiana unless it’s for hands-free calls or navigation. On Monday, Gov. Jeff Landry signed House Bill 519 by Rep. Brian Glorioso, ...
Summit County

Citations for cell phone use nearly tripled this year. Colorado State Patrol says enforcement is working to reduce distracted driving

State troopers are cracking down on drivers who use cell phones and electronic devices while on the road — and Colorado State Patrol says the upped enforcement is helping to reduce crashes. So far ...
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Louisiana police are ticketing drivers for cell phone violations

Police are warning Louisiana drivers that they have started writing tickets for violating the state's new hand-held cell phone ban while driving. Though the law went into effect Aug. 1, 2025, police ...