Massachusetts Passes Safe Driver Legislation
Sitting in Boston, the Massachusetts Senate passed a safe driving legislative package that bans texting while driving, requires elderly drivers to submit to license testing, and prohibits junior operators from both texting and talking on a cell phone while driving. The attorneys at the Law Office of Neil Burns have represented hundreds of plaintiffs injured as a result of unsafe driving.
The State Senate's legislation makes texting a primary offense, which means a driver can be pulled over specifically for texting while driving. It also establishes a fine of up to $200, two years in jail, or both for anyone who causes an accident while texting and driving.
The bill also prohibits "junior operators," or those under the age of 18, from both texting and talking on a cell phone while driving; and operators of public transit, including the Massachusetts Bus and Transit Authority and school buses - are prohibited from any use of cell phones, except in the case of an emergency.
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