About Maryland Handheld Cell Phone Ban for Commercial Drivers
Do you frequently pick up your cell phone while operating commercial vehicles? You are not alone.
Maryland State Police have seen the number of commercial drivers using cell phones while operating trucks and other commercial vehicles soar this year.
Cell phone distractions while operating commercial vehicles are extremely dangerous.
To address this deadly practice, Maryland State Police have a plan to aggressively implement Maryland’s cell phone ban enforcement.
There have been at least 977 cell phone violations from commercial drivers since mid July.
It’s important that all commercial companies inform their commercial drivers of the dangers that come with cell phone distracts to prevent cell phone violations.
The aggressiveness of the cell phone ban enforcement will strengthen over the next few months. This cell phone ban enforcement includes a ban on interstate truck drivers using cell phones while driving. The FMCSA is enforcing this ban for at least two years to reduce cellphone violations.
The state of Maryland already has a ban in place on using handheld cell phones while driving. This cell phone ban will officially become a primary offense ban by October 1st, 2013.
The primary offense will authorize Maryland State Police to stop and cite commercial drivers for using their cell phones without commercial drivers committing any other offense.
The enforcement is crucial to driver safety because cell phone distractions are just as dangerous as drunk driving.
In fact commercial drivers that use hand-held cell phones while operating commercial vehicles are 4 times more likely to experience a serious car crash.
Every day there are over 800,000 drivers using hand-held cell phones while operating vehicles.
Thousands of lives are saved every year when commercial drivers do not use hand-held cell phones.
Make sure your drivers use hand-free mobile devices while operating your commercial vehicles.
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