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Index Restrictions on cell phone use while driving in the United States

Various laws in the United States regulate the use of mobile phones and other electronics by motorists.[1]

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  1. 79 relations: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, CBS, Colorado, Connecticut, Consumer electronics, Delaware, Distracted driving, Driving, Florida, Georgia (U.S. state), Global Positioning System, Governors Highway Safety Association, Guam, Handsfree, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Kyleigh's Law, Learner's permit, Local ordinance, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mobile device, Mobile phone, Montana, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Safety Council, Navigation, Nebraska, Nevada, Nevada Department of Transportation, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (state), ... Expand index (29 more) »

  2. Hazardous motor vehicle activities
  3. Mobile phone culture
  4. United States law-related lists

Alabama

Alabama is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Alaska

Alaska is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America.

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Arizona

Arizona (Hoozdo Hahoodzo; Alĭ ṣonak) is a landlocked state in the Southwestern region of the United States.

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Arkansas

Arkansas is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainment Group division of Paramount Global and is one of the company's three flagship subsidiaries, along with namesake Paramount Pictures and MTV.

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Colorado

Colorado (other variants) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Connecticut

Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Consumer electronics

Consumer electronics or home electronics are electronic (analog or digital) equipment intended for everyday use, typically in private homes.

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Delaware

Delaware is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern region of the United States.

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Distracted driving

Distracted driving is the act of driving while engaging in other activities which distract the driver's attention away from the road. Restrictions on cell phone use while driving in the United States and Distracted driving are road safety.

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Driving

Driving is the controlled operation and movement of a land vehicle, including cars, motorcycles, trucks, and buses.

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Florida

Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia, officially the State of Georgia, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Global Positioning System

The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, is a satellite-based radio navigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force.

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Governors Highway Safety Association

GHSA, the Governors Highway Safety Association is a non-profit organization located in Washington, DC.

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Guam

Guam (Guåhan) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean.

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Handsfree

Handsfree is an adjective describing equipment that can be used without the use of hands (for example via voice commands) or, in a wider sense, equipment which needs only limited use of hands, or for which the controls are positioned so that the hand can occupy themselves with another task (such as driving) without needing to hunt far afield for the controls.

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Hawaii

Hawaii (Hawaii) is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland.

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Idaho

Idaho is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Indiana

Indiana is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Iowa

Iowa is a doubly landlocked state in the upper Midwestern region of the United States.

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Kansas

Kansas is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Kentucky

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Kyleigh's Law

Kyleigh's Law (S2314) is a motor vehicle law in New Jersey that requires any driver under age 21 who holds a permit or probationary driver's license to display a $4 pair of decals on the top left corner of the front and rear license plates of their vehicles.

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Learner's permit

A driver's permit, learner's permit, learner's license or provisional license is a restricted license that is given to a person who is learning to drive, but has not yet satisfied the prerequisite to obtain a driver's license.

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Local ordinance

A local ordinance is a law issued by a local government such as a municipality, county, parish, prefecture, or the like.

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Louisiana

Louisiana (Louisiane; Luisiana; Lwizyàn) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States.

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Maine

Maine is a state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Lower 48.

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Maryland

Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts (script), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Michigan

Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest region of the United States.

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Minnesota

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States.

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Mississippi

Mississippi is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Missouri

Missouri is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Mobile device

A mobile device or handheld computer is a computer small enough to hold and operate in hand.

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Mobile phone

A mobile phone or cell phone is a portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link while the user is moving within a telephone service area, as opposed to a fixed-location phone (landline phone).

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Montana

Montana is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act

The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) is a funding and authorization bill to govern United States federal surface transportation spending.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is an agency of the U.S. federal government, part of the Department of Transportation, focused on transportation safety in the United States.

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National Safety Council

The National Safety Council (NSC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, public service organization promoting health and safety in the United States.

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Navigation is a field of study that focuses on the process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another.

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Nebraska

Nebraska is a triply landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Nevada

Nevada is a landlocked state in the Western region of the United States.

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Nevada Department of Transportation

The Nevada Department of Transportation (Nevada DOT or NDOT) is a government agency in the U.S. state of Nevada.

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New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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New Jersey

New Jersey is a state situated within both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.

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New Mexico

New Mexico (Nuevo MéxicoIn Peninsular Spanish, a spelling variant, Méjico, is also used alongside México. According to the Diccionario panhispánico de dudas by Royal Spanish Academy and Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, the spelling version with J is correct; however, the spelling with X is recommended, as it is the one that is used in Mexican Spanish.; Yootó Hahoodzo) is a state in the Southwestern region of the United States.

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New York (state)

New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.

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North Carolina

North Carolina is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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North Dakota

North Dakota is a landlocked U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux.

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Ohio

Ohio is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Oklahoma

Oklahoma (Choctaw: Oklahumma) is a state in the South Central region of the United States.

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Oklahoma Department of Transportation

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) is an agency of the government of Oklahoma responsible for the construction and maintenance of the state's transportation infrastructure.

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Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

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PC World

PC World (stylized as PCWorld) is a global computer magazine published monthly by IDG.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Dutch), is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.

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Puerto Rico

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Rhode Island

Rhode Island (pronounced "road") is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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South Carolina

South Carolina is a state in the coastal Southeastern region of the United States.

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South Dakota

South Dakota (Sioux: Dakȟóta itókaga) is a landlocked state in the North Central region of the United States.

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State Farm

State Farm Insurance is a group of mutual insurance companies throughout the United States with corporate headquarters in Bloomington, Illinois.

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Tennessee

Tennessee, officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.

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Text messaging

Text messaging, or texting, is the act of composing and sending electronic messages, typically consisting of alphabetic and numeric characters, between two or more users of mobile devices, desktops/laptops, or another type of compatible computer.

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Texting while driving

Texting while driving, also called texting and driving, is the act of composing, sending, or reading text messages on a mobile phone while operating a motor vehicle. Restrictions on cell phone use while driving in the United States and texting while driving are road safety and vehicle law.

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U.S. state

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.

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United States Department of Transportation

The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT or DOT) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government.

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United States Virgin Islands

The United States Virgin Islands, officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States.

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Utah

Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Vermont

Vermont is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Virgin Islands

The Virgin Islands (Islas Vírgenes) are an archipelago in the Caribbean Sea.

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Virginia

Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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Washington (state)

Washington, officially the State of Washington, is the westernmost state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.

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West Virginia

West Virginia is a landlocked state in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States.

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Wyoming

Wyoming is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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See also

Hazardous motor vehicle activities

Mobile phone culture

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restrictions_on_cell_phone_use_while_driving_in_the_United_States

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