Once again, the Utah Legislature has said it’s OK to drive with one hand while holding and talking on a cellphone with the other.
Rep. Carol Moss introduced a bill, for the third time, to make it illegal to use a hand-held device while driving. Again it was defeated.
Is this an acceptable practice in the eyes of the legislators who voted no? Will my grandchildren pass drivers education while holding and talking on their cellphones?
Between 2007 and 2016, Utah had 52,000 accidents caused by distracted driving; 203 of them were fatal.
Moss says that one of the reasons she believes the bill was defeated was that the legislatures are doing it themselves.