Cell Phone Use While Driving

Although we all know that we need to be alert and paying attention to our driving, these days we have many forms of distracted driving. Whether we are eating in the car, talking to friends, passing toys to young children, looking on GPS’s for directions or using our phones; all of those actions add to distracted driving. We all know that texting and driving is a no no but what about talking on the phone?

On July 1^st, New Hampshire became the 15^th state that banned the use of handheld cellphones. You cannot use the phone to dial and then put it down – no hand holding at all.  If you are a new driver, you need to check with your state’s law to see what you can or cannot do. Typically, an inexperienced operator is not allowed to use cell phones at all when driving.

The bottom line is that handheld devices are getting banned more and more so if you are traveling out of state, it is best to check with each state you are going through or just not use the phone at all.

Safety is foremost and the rate of accidents caused by distracted drivers is rising.  It is always better to be safe than sorry.

For other information on texting and driving, check out our website for more car safety tips.