Using a cell phone at a red light violates California’s law against cell phone use while driving. 20% of US drivers access the internet on their smartphones while driving. Texting while driving is illegal in 35 US states and can increase stopping distance by 17 times more than being legally intoxicated. It is illegal to use a mobile phone or speakerphone while driving in Japan.
Using a cell phone at a red light violates the laws against cell phone use while driving under California law. While the car doesn’t move when stopped at a red light or stop sign, technically the driver is still considered to be driving, which violates the California law against using cell phones at any time while driving. As of 2011, California was one of nine US states that had banned cell phone use while driving. The District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands have also banned it.
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A survey found that approximately 20% of drivers in the United States accessed the Internet on a smartphone while driving. Using “networks” while driving can include composing emails, using apps, or using your phone to get directions.
As of 2011, 35 US states had laws against texting while driving. Experiments have shown that texting while driving can add more than 17 times more distance to a driver’s stopping distance than being legally intoxicated.
It is illegal to use a mobile phone or speakerphone while driving in Japan.
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