Post by Logan on Jan 14, 2017 20:23:58 GMT -6
GREAT FALLS — A Great Falls lawmaker has introduced a bill that would prevent local governments from placing bans on talking or texting on a cellphone while driving.
Republican Rep. Jeremy Trebas says that studies have not shown such bans result in fewer crashes or insurance claims.
Russ Rader, a spokesman for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, said hand-held cellphone and texting bans do change driver behavior, but the institute has not found any evidence there is a corresponding reduction in crashes in states that enact the restrictions.
Montana does not have a statewide ban, but 10 cities and towns do, including Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Great Falls, Helena and Missoula.
Read more: billingsgazette.com/news/government-and-politics/bill-would-overturn-bans-on-driving-while-using-cellphones/article_d775c52c-1352-54ce-a68d-0f8d79a07f52.html
Republican Rep. Jeremy Trebas says that studies have not shown such bans result in fewer crashes or insurance claims.
Russ Rader, a spokesman for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, said hand-held cellphone and texting bans do change driver behavior, but the institute has not found any evidence there is a corresponding reduction in crashes in states that enact the restrictions.
Montana does not have a statewide ban, but 10 cities and towns do, including Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Great Falls, Helena and Missoula.
Read more: billingsgazette.com/news/government-and-politics/bill-would-overturn-bans-on-driving-while-using-cellphones/article_d775c52c-1352-54ce-a68d-0f8d79a07f52.html