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Link One Tap At A Red Light Could Soon Cost You $50 In PA If you’re driving in Pennsylvania starting June 5, you’d better leave your phone alone while behind the wheel, or the police will be on you faster than you can say, “I didn’t touch my phone, officer!” A new law, called Paul Miller’s Law, bans the use of hand-held devices not just while driving, but even when stopped on the road, as local authorities aim to crack down on distracted driving. The new law prohibits drivers from using what’s referred to as an ‘interactive mobile device’ while behind the wheel. This includes any smartphone, personal digital assistant, mobile computer, or similar device that can be used for communication, browsing the internet, playing games, or broadcasting videos. It doesn’t matter if you’re sitting in traffic, cruising down a highway, or resting at a traffic light or stop sign; it’ll soon be illegal to use one of these devices. For the first twelve months, drivers nabbed interacting with a device will receive a written warning, but from June 5, 2026, they’ll receive a $50 fine, plus court costs and other fees. Importantly, the law does not apply to a vehicle’s built-in GPS or infotainment system. If you desperately need to send a text or make a call while driving, you’ll only be allowed to do so if you pull to the side of or off a road and find somewhere safe to park. The law also permits the use of a mobile device if it’s being used for an emergency, like communication with a law enforcement official or another emergency service. The law was introduced after years of campaigning by the mother of Paul Miller, Eileen. In 2010, Paul was killed when the Toyota Corolla he was driving was hit by the driver of a tractor-trailer who was reaching for a phone. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, distracted driving was cited in more than 11,200 crashes. As part of the new law, any driver who is convicted of homicide by vehicle can receive an additional five years in prison if they were found to be driving while distracted. | ||
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Tn has had a similar law for several years. Like many laws it is not enforced. __________________________________________________ If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit! Sigs Owned - A Bunch | |||
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Is it okay to mount your phone? Then maybe press a button to initiate a phone call or talk to text? | |||
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I have a problem with "when stopped on the road".
That can be just as distracting. "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown "The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor | |||
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So no using phone-based navigation apps? Just the shitty outdated, non-crowdsourced onboard ones? And what about hands-free calling? -Rob I predict that there will be many suggestions and statements about the law made here, and some of them will be spectacularly wrong. - jhe888 A=A | |||
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What about when the nav system indicates there is congestion ahead and asks if you want to take this alternative faster route? I got the intent but it's not pragmatic - these laws are all or nothing. There needs to be reasonable allowances. What if there is road rage and you want to call 911 while not stopping for the road rager? "Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it." L.Tolstoy "A government is just a body of people, usually, notably, ungoverned." Shepherd Book | |||
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From the article, The law also permits the use of a mobile device if it’s being used for an emergency, like communication with a law enforcement official or another emergency service. | |||
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I really have no problem with that. Too many shitheads head down texting at red light, completely oblivious to the light turning green. Q | |||
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As you get a ticket from a guy whose front seat looks like this. ![]() | |||
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Virginia has had this law for a while. Our officers will write when appropriate. It is especially useful when establishing distracted driving that causes an accident. What most people fail to understand is that officers are people too, and would completely recognize a need to contact 911 for any valid emergency such as a road rager. Laws are written to help society, and are enforced with equal justice for all. Officers have discretion, and good judgment. ------- Trying to simplify my life... | |||
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I think people will continue to use phone-based navigation apps and hands-free calling. I doubt many tickets will be issued. "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown "The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor | |||
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Well said. I think people get all worried about nothing. Q | |||
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What about using it to listen to music of books & pod casts? Icarus flew too close to the sun, but at least he flew. | |||
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Voice Control: iPhones running iOS 13 or later have a feature called Voice Control that lets you operate your device completely hands-free. You can turn it on via Settings > Accessibility > Voice Control Therefore - no touching! No quarter .308/.223 | |||
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When I lived in Can-eh-duh, Alberta had the no texting while behind the wheel law. Two tickets that stuck in my memory: Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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I say put together 2 officer teams in a squad car. One officer drives the other records. If they record you looking down at your phone, like all these distracted driver fucktwits do, instant arrest. $10,000 fine on par with DUI/DWI. Drop the hammer on these fuckers. It’s more dangerous than drinking and driving. Here where I live this is a MASSIVE problem. Lights turn green they don’t move. They drive 10 mph under the speed limit when it’s congested which equates to 20+ cars being stuck light after light after light. They swerve. They do this on the highway where the speed limit is 70 and they are doing 53 because they have look down at my precious and finger fuck it. Throw ‘em in jail. Phone mount on dash and changing music stations or Navigation stuff is not the same as holding my precious and looking down, taking your eyes off the road. What am I doing? I'm talking to an empty telephone | |||
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![]() ![]() When stopped at a traffic light, always keep your foot on the brake to enable the brake lights because that is one of the ways to avoid being rear-ended by a cellphone driver. 41 | |||
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I’m with Prefontaine on every point. Q | |||
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Same. GA has the law, but it needs stricter enforcement. I drive a 2014 truck and can tell my phone what I need or poke it without holding it. NRA Life Member "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." Teddy Roosevelt | |||
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People need to remember that driving a vehicle on any roads be they local city streets / highways / freeways is a privilidge and not a right..... Follow all of the rules of the game or give up your ability to drive. ... If you do not like the rules / laws then advocate to the people capabile of making those changes actually make those changes. But be forewarned the new changes might be worse than the orginal. ................. drill sgt. | |||
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