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Commercial Trucks and Buses | Proposed Ban on Cell Phone Use
Posted on Sep 27, 2011
But the exceptions, unfortunately, prove the need for a rule.
Federal transportation officials are looking at a ban on all cell phone use - both hands-free and hand-held - by commercial drivers except in emergencies. Sending text messages is already prohibited.
The ban on calls was prompted in part by a horrific crash in Kentucky last year that killed 11 people.
Investigators found that the truck driver responsible for the accident had used his cell phone 69 times while driving during the previous 24 hours, including three times right before the crash and once as his vehicle crossed an interstate median and hit a passenger van. Continue reading article; http://hamptonroads
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