Full question:
Under the laws of Delaware is it an offence to use a cell phone while driving?
- Category: Automobiles
- Subcategory: Traffic Laws
- Date:
- State: Delaware
Answer:
In Delaware, there is no ban on the use of hand held cell phone while driving. However drivers holding learner's permit and intermediate license holders are not allowed to use cell phone while driving. School bus drivers are also specifically banned from using the cell phone while driving. The laws of Delaware also prohibit texting by drivers holding learner's permits and by intermediate license holders.
Generally, talking on a mobile phone while driving cause a driver to be distracted and increases the chance of accidents. Because of this, many state and local governments have made it illegal to use a cell phone while driving.
Texting is even more distracting because texting causes a driver to take his/her eyes off the road in contrast to talking on the mobile while driving where the driver though distracted need not take his eyes off the road (except when dialling). Text messaging is banned for all drivers in 14 states and the District of Columbia.
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