Wisconsin Working Towards Ban of Cellphone Use While Driving
Tuesday, March 29th, 2016 -- 8:15 AM
(AP) -Wisconsin is gradually taking steps to regulate cellphone use while driving, but an all-out ban is still a year or more away in the state Legislature.Legislators approved a bill this month imposing a $20 to $40 fine for drivers talking on handheld cellphones in construction zones, with the fine upping to $50 to $100 for subsequent offenses within a year.
The Republican-controlled Legislature meanwhile ignored a Democratic proposal for a broader ban on the practice, leaving it to die as the session wrapped up. Marshfield Republican Rep. John Spiros, a lead sponsor on the construction zone bill, believes the state will eventually join the 14 other states that prohibit using handheld cellphones while driving.
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