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RULES * USA - Us Weighs Cell Phone Ban For Bus & Truck Drivers
Washington,DC,USA -Associated Press/3WSVA TV, by JOAN LOWY -September 23, 2009: -- Safety investigators told federal regulators three years ago that it was dangerous for bus drivers to talk on cell phones while driving and recommended a ban... The National Transportation Safety Board put that recommendation on its list of most important safety measures. Industry and safety groups had no objections... Yet the regulatory agency that would write new rules on cell phone use by commercial drivers, the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, has done little more than study the issue... Now, after several high profile accidents that focused public attention on using cell phones on the road, the Obama administration has decided to act on the recommendation, which was left hanging by the Bush administration... Seventeen states and Washington prohibit school bus drivers from using cell phones while driving. Eighteen states and Washington have passed laws making texting while driving illegal... (Images buscatuning: )
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