Montana bill would overturn bans on driving while using cellphones

[TexasTowelie]

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: http://billingsgazette.com/news/government-and-politics/bill-would-overturn-bans-on-driving-while-using-cellphones/article_d775c52c-1352-54ce-a68d-0f8d79a07f52.html

[FarCenter]

1. Easy solution is to make the driver's injury and property insurance invalid during cell use

[liberal N proud]

2. Right wingers truly are brain damaged

[brush]

3. The insurance industry must have funneled some cash to him or something.

They'll put clauses in their policies that if it's found that text was evident coverage is negated.

It's like telling teen drivers whose judgment is not fully developed that it's ok to text while you drive.

Adults too who are foolish enough to text while driving.