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Bill Banning Hand-Held Cell Phone Use While Driving Dies In Louisiana Senate Committee
This year's attempt to ban hand-held cell phone use while driving appears to have hit a road block in the Louisiana Senate Transportation Committee. After a lengthy debate, the panel voted 2-1 against the measure likely killing it for the session.
New Orleans Representative Austin Badon's bill would make it a primary offense to hold a phone up to your ear while driving. Badon says his bill would not ban the use of talking on a phone while driving, you would just have to use a hands-free device such as a bluetooth.
Perhaps committee members didn't want to go on record voting for OR against the bill. They trickled out during testimony--leaving just three members to vote.
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