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Some 20 states still lack texting while driving bans for all drivers or total cellphone bans for teens and novice drivers, according to the National Safety Council (NSC).
To reduce alcohol-related crashes, a new National Academies of Sciences study also recommends raising alcohol taxes and requiring interlocks for all DWI offenders.
Steven M. Teutsch of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine makes a case for lowering state BAC thresholds for DWI violations. Teutsch, who is an adjunct professor at UCLA, also discusses other measures to reduce alcohol-related crashes. Video courtesy of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine via YouTube. For the full story, click here.
Another change in state law adds marijuana consumption to the law prohibiting alcohol consumption while driving or riding in vehicles.
A new Oregon state law banning handheld electronic devices while driving will take effect on Sunday, Oct. 1. The new law also imposes higher penalties. Video courtesy of KGW.
In 2016, Colorado drivers in fatal crashes tested positive for marijuana 20% of the time. The state voted to legalize recreational use of the drug in late 2012.
In a 5-2 vote, the Ohio Supreme Court rules that some provisions of the state’s law governing the use of red-light and speed cameras are unconstitutional.
The beginning of July has seen traffic fines for seat belt violations in Kansas triple, increasing from $10 to $30. Video courtesy of KSCW/KWCH.
A new government report explores the downstream effects of state laws legalizing marijuana use and offers advice to states likely to change their laws in the future.
Traffic enforcement video from an intersection in Lakewood, Wash., shows a distracted driver narrowly missing a transit bus. Washington's new distracted driving law, which bans the use of handheld phones while driving, goes into effect July 23. Video courtesy of the City of Lakewood and TheOlympian.com.