Using a cell phone while driving is a distraction. Distracted drivers, regardless of age, can cause accidents, but teen drivers using cell phones are the ones being targeted by a bill before the state Legislature.
A bill that would ban texting and driving is a good first step toward reducing distracted driving, an Omaha Benson junior told the Legislature's Transportation and Telecommunications Committee on Tuesday.
Driving or the application for a learner's permit by young adults below 18 years old will be further restricted for safety reasons once a bill introduced by House minority leader Diego T. Benavente (R-Saipan) is signed into law.
An "awesome guy" is Greater Sudbury's first snowmobile victim of this winter. Mike Trevisiol, 17, died in a mishap Sunday evening on Ramsey Lake. Greater Sudbury Police say witnesses indicated the vicitim was alone on a snowmobile at about 6 p.[...]
A Senate committee on Tuesday OK'd a ban on cell phone use by teen drivers when they're behind the wheel. Sen. Ross Romero, D-Salt Lake City, proposed the ban after he said he heard from many youngsters upset about friends being killed or injured in accidents.
By law, teens cannot text or make phone calls behind the wheel. But, some kids say it's still a problem. This device could put an end to a parent's worry.
Ashley Voyles and McKenzie Boatright are to be commended for distinguishing themselves as the new Miss Wayne County and Miss Wayne County’s Outstanding Teen, respectively.
