Kentucky drivers will have no choice but to keep their eyes on the road. Thursday, Gov. Steve Beshear signed House Bill 415 into law which bans texting for all drivers and cell phone use for drivers under 18.
According to the news release issued by the Governor’s communications office, the law bans texting for drivers of all ages while the vehicle is in motion. For drivers over 18, it allows the use of global positioning devices and reading, selecting or entering a telephone number or name for the purpose of making a phone call. Texting is only allowed to report illegal activity or to request medical or emergency aid.
For drivers under 18, no use of personal communication devices such as cell phones and pagers is allowed while the vehicle is in motion. The use of a global positioning system is allowed, but manually entering information must be completed while the vehicle is stopped.
It's about time, but I think they need to go a step further and just outlaw use of a handheld cell phone for all while driving. The hand holding a cell phone up to the ear of a driver makes a blind spot and has run us off the road twice and pulled out in front of us several times.
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