Pennsylvania’s state Senate wants to expand a ban on texting while driving and is advancing legislation that increases the penalties for motorists who are handling their cell phones for almost any activity while driving.
A motorist writes a text message while waiting at a red light at the intersection of Western and Diversey avenues Thursday, March 29, 2019, in Chicago, Ill. Nationwide, 3,166 people died from distracted driving nationally in 2017, according to federaPennsylvania's state Senate wants to expand a ban on texting while driving and approved legislation on Thursday that would increase the penalties for motorists who are handling their cell phones for almost any activity while driving.
However, it allows people to push a single button to start or end a phone conversation on a phone that is within easy reach and to use it for navigation or listening to music. A first offense is punishable by a $150 fine. The bill carries exceptions for emergency responders and for people calling 911.In cases where the offender is convicted of homicide by vehicle, a court can add a sentence of up to five years. In cases where the offender is convicted of aggravated assault by vehicle, a court can add a sentence of up to two years.
The bill would give drivers a grace period of a year in which they would only receive a written warning for violating it. It would require driving tests to ask a question about the effects of distracted driving and student driving manuals to include a section on distracted driving and the penalties.
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