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54 • JUNE 2015 • WORLD FENCE NEWS Visit Logical Decisions at www.ldi.com Your Gate Operator Specialist Find us on minutes giving you a brief overview of what is being done at the state level of legislation regarding cell phone use as well as cell phone texting. To begin with, eight states – California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington, as well as Washington, D.C. and the Virgin Is- lands – prohibit all drivers from us- ing hand-held cell phones while driv- ing. (Other states may have been added to this list since this was fi rst published.) Except for Maryland, all laws are primary en- forcement wherein an offi cer may cite a driver for using a hand-held cell phone without any other traffi c of- fense taking place. As regarding to all cell phone use, no state bans all cell phone use (hand- held and hands free) for all drivers, but many prohibit all cell phone use by certain drivers; for instance, 28 states and D.C. ban all cell phone use by novice drivers. School bus drivers in 18 states and D.C. may not use a cell phone when passengers are present. Thirty states, as well as D.C. and Guam, ban text messaging for all drivers; 11 of these laws were enacted in 2010. Twenty-six states, as well as D.C. and Guam, have primary enforce- ment. In the other four, texting bans are secondary. As regards to young novice driv- ers, at least additional eight states pro- hibit text messaging, and in addition, two states restrict school bus drivers from texting while driving. Some states, such as Maine, New Hampshire, and Utah treat cell phone use and texting as part of a larger dis- tracted driving issue. In Utah, cell phone use is an of- fense only if a driver is also com- mitting some other moving violation (other than speeding). As regards to crash data information collection, many states include the category for cell phone/elec- tronic equipment distraction on po- lice accident report forms. Proposed fed- eral legislation, if enacted, would require states to collect this data in order to qualify for certain federal funding. Additionally, there is a category called "preemption" in which many localities have passed their own dis- tracted driving bans. However, some states, such as Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missis- sippi, Nevada and Oklahoma, prohibit localities from enacting such laws. There have been recently enacted laws by a few states which are worth mentioning at this point to add to our state overview. Maine has passed a law mak- ing it against the law to drive within the state while distracted. In Michi- gan, teens with probationary licenses whose cell phone usage contributed to a traffi c crash or ticket may not use a cell phone while driving. Hopefully I have not overloaded you with data! Stay tuned for part 2 in next month's edition. Addicted to your cell phone? Put it away while driving! continued from page 52 The California Association of Employers recommends that employers develop a cell phone policy that requires employees to pull off the road before conducting business by cell phone. Some companies allow employees to conduct business over the phone as long as they pull over to the side of the road or into a parking lot. BUILDING A SOLID PARTNERSHIP WITH DOORKING OPERATORS Together, Pro Access Systems and Doorking provide durable, maintenance-free, aluminium gates and reliable gate operators. Contact us for all of your access control needs. AT L A N TA ( 7 7 0 ) 9 5 5 - 4 4 11 C H A R LOT T E ( 7 0 4 ) 6 7 2 - 4 7 0 0 C H I CAG O ( 6 3 0 ) 4 2 6 - 0 0 2 2 D E N V E R ( 3 0 3 ) 2 8 8 - 7 0 0 3 K A N S AS C I T Y ( 4 6 9 ) 6 0 0 - 3 3 17 LO U I S V I L L E ( 5 0 2 ) 3 10 - 8 0 0 0 TA M PA ( 8 13 ) 8 8 1- 12 0 0 Your single source provider of gates, access controls, operators, hardware and support. Visit ProAccessSystems.com or call (800) 800-3356 today. SLIDE GATES | SWING GATES | CRASH GATES | CUSTOM GATES AND FABRICATION access control needs. BUILDING A SOLID PARTNERSHIP WITH DOORKING OPERATORS BUILDING A SOLID PARTNERSHIP WITH

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