There are still several months remaining before the 2019 legislative session begins, but that hasn’t stopped efforts to tackle the ongoing problem of distracted Florida drivers being glued to their mobile devices while driving. Late last month, a new “Hands-Free Florida Law” also known as HB 45 was proposed, which would prevent drivers from using mobile phones to talk or text, though they would still be able to make use of a handsfree device.
Currently, texting while driving remains a secondary offense in Florida, which means a driver would need to have committed another infraction such as speeding before they could be pulled over for texting. With this proposed bill, texting and even talking with the phone in the hand would be “upgraded” to a primary offense, which would allow a law enforcement officer to pull a driver over if they were caught texting or talking on their phone regardless of whether or not they may have committed another infraction like running a stop sign, for instance.
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