SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In a bid to crack down on distracted driving, a California lawmaker has introduced a bill to ban young people from talking on the phone while behind the wheel — even if they are using a hands-free device.
Assembly Bill 276, by Assemblywoman Diane Dixon, R-Newport Beach, would prohibit drivers aged 18 to 20 from using a hands-free device to talk on the phone. Doing so would be a citable offense. California law already prohibits drivers younger than 18 from doing so.
In an interview with The Sacramento Bee, Dixon said the law came about because she had noticed a lot of people on their mobile devices while driving and did some research.
