Hands free cell phone law now in effect in Tennessee

AMEN for that.
should be a federal law.

The fines for this are a joke. They should have started at $200 for the first offense as paying that would cause some pocketbook pain and would do more in preventing a repeat offense.

In Virginia, holding a cell phone in a work zone will get you a reckless driving ticket, good for $250 first time fine and 6 pints on your DL.

On January 1, 2019, the existing fines and penalties for distracted drivers in Ontario are increasing. First time offenders will see a fine increase up to $1,000, three demerit points and a three day license suspension.Jan 1, 2019

Would you believe it some are not getting the message. I see drivers every day on the phone while driving. You cannot touch your cellphone in any way, shape or form !!!!

BTW: Distracted driving is not only cellphones. Eating, putting on make-up etc. !!!

Jerks on Cell phones blocking you off or not going on green light. But its not only Driving, walking or in Check Out lines, holding up the Cashier while chit chatting

Good. I remember driving through a few years ago and maybe 30% of people on the road were on the phone, non-hands free.

This is real scary. Where I spend the winter in a small town in Mexico you will see teens on bicycles or their little 90cc to 125cc motorbikes talking and texting while underway. They don't pay attention anyway and this just exacerbates it!!!

Don't worry - just like in IL likely won't be enforced... sad

In my part of Northern IL it is enforced if they see the person blatantly ignoring law. They also have distracted driving campaigns where the officers are looking for violators.

It only takes one of them to kill you.

Still see well over 50% driving down the road with a phone in their hand or up to their ear. 1st offense should be $250..2nd offense $500 and 3rd strike within 5 years, $1000 and mandatory retake of driving and written test within 90 days or drivers license is revoked.

Wow...I can't see people following the rules in this state.

There is a no Texting law in Indiana when you are driving but yet I see people doing it all the time. You are also not allowed in Indiana to be talking or doing anything while going through a school zone when the lights are flashing but yet I still see people doing this and also speeding in the school zone.

I personally dont no why people are holding the phones let alone up to there face. Most people these days have smart phones or ways to turn on the speaker when they drive. Get a hands free holder. Since I dont use my CD player in my Honda I use a Hands free holder that sits in my CD player of the car.

Yes I agree but they will never do that.

Of all the family, friends and associates - all have Bluetooth equipped vehicles to handle hands-free smartphone use and are equipped with built-in navigation systems.

It always amazes me ... I'll spend a month overseas in Germany and a number of other European countries, and when I come back home to the states I'll see more people talking on their phones while driving in a single day here than I did during the entire month in Europe.

I love my country, but there's such a sense of entitlement with so many people here and it's getting worse.

I saw a new one this week while on the road. In the vehicle ahead of me, a girl in the passenger seat held the phone while the male driver talked into it. It appeared to be an attempt to circumvent the law.

It was in Maryland and the vehicle had Maryland plates. It's a gray area under Maryland law. I'm not sure if it was a violation or not. The driver wasn't holding the phone and the law isn't clear if there is a difference between a passenger holding the phone and it being dash mounted. Technically, I guess it's "hands free" on the part of the driver.

I can see the day when auto makers will be required to surround the passenger compartment of all new vehicles with a "Faraday Cage" that will block cellular signals. Phones will only work if installed in a dash mounted cradle for hands free use only.