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Bill to ban dialing and driving may stall.
Publication: RCR Wireless News Publication Date: 28-MAY-01 Author: WEAVER, HEATHER FORSGREN
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COPYRIGHT 2001 Crain Communications, Inc.
WASHINGTON--If you are a congressman driving one Friday evening to Connecticut while holding a mobile phone in your hand, and your wife exclaims suddenly that you are driving erratically, what do you do?
When this happened to Rep. Gary L. Ackerman (D-N.Y.), he introduced legislation that would withhold highway funds from states that do not enact legislation restricting the use of wireless phones while driving.
A similar bill by Sen. Jon Corzine (D.-N.J.) was also introduced last week in the Senate. The bills are known as the "The CRASH--Call Responsibly and Stay Healthy--Act."
Ackerman told reporters the story of the fateful drive to Connecticut as he called on states to enact legislation that would require the use of a hands-free device while driving. Corzine's legislation is more open-ended and could allow states to ban the...
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