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After helping craft a 2019 law that strengthened Florida’s ban on texting while driving, Rep. Emily Slosberg, D-Boca Raton, is seeking to require motorists to go fully “hands free” while using wireless phones.
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“Enforcement time” has come for motorists caught texting and driving by Florida Highway Patrol troopers.The arrival of the 2020 brings a handful of…
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Put your phone down while you are driving to avoid getting a ticket in Florida. Starting Monday, law enforcement officers can pull motorists over solely...
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Beginning in July, Florida police can pull over drivers they suspect of texting while driving. That’s according to a bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis…
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Law enforcement officers could pull over motorists they see texting and driving on Florida roads, under a bill now headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis favors a House plan to crack down on texting while driving, as the Senate on Wednesday delayed for at least a day a separate measure...
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Law-enforcement officers could pull over motorists they see texting and driving, under a measure approved Tuesday by the House despite concerns the...
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An effort to put more teeth into Florida’s ban on texting while driving continued its Senate journey Monday, after lawmakers stripped out proposals that...
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A proposal that would allow law-enforcement officers to pull over motorists for using cell phones while driving will be back before lawmakers in 2019.
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The number of crashes caused by distracted drivers is growing. Last year in Florida more than 50,000 accidents resulted from drivers who weren’t focused...
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Will Florida join most of the rest of the country and place an outright ban on texting and driving? Probably not anytime soon.The House overwhelmingly…
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Florida’s governor is lending some support to a bill that would make texting while driving a primary offense.