Tag: 2017 legislature

May 17, 2017

Governor vetoes delayed rollout of distracted driving law: ‘We can’t wait that long’

In three months, it will finally be illegal to flip through Facebook or watch Netflix on your phone while driving a car in Washington State. Though Washington was among the first state’s to ban texting while driving, the state has been slow to update it’s laws to outlaw other mobile device uses as the technology…
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tagged: 2017 legislature, ann rivers, bob hasegawa, distracted driving, jay inslee, jessyn farrell
January 18, 2017

WA distracted driving law is written for flip phones, bipartisan bill would give it a vital update

Distracted driving is a rising cause of deaths and injuries in Washington State and across the world. But despite being one of the first states to ban texting while driving, Washington has failed to keep up with changing mobile use. The result is that it is currently legal to look at Facebook or binge episodes…
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tagged: 2017 legislature, ann rivers, distracted driving, hb 1371, jessyn farrell