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Mayor to sign ban on using cell phones while driving
By Star-Bulletin staff
POSTED: 10:13 a.m. HST, May 04, 2009
Mayor Mufi Hannemann plans to sign a bill that would ban the use of mobile electronic devices, including cell phones, while driving.
According to his weekly schedule, a bill signing ceremony is set for Thursday. The City Council approved the measure last month. The new law would take effect July 1.
Bill 4 is aimed mostly at stopping activities such as text messaging and video-game playing, but a blanket ban on the use of all devices was needed to make the measure enforceable, law enforcement officials said.
Under the bill, a police officer would only have to see a driver using a hand-held device, not determine what was being done, to issue a citation. Hands-free devices would still be allowed under the bill.
Mayor Mufi Hannemann plans to sign a bill that would ban the use of mobile electronic devices, including cell phones, while driving.
According to his weekly schedule, a bill signing ceremony is set for Thursday. The City Council approved the measure last month. The new law would take effect July 1.
Bill 4 is aimed mostly at stopping activities such as text messaging and video-game playing, but a blanket ban on the use of all devices was needed to make the measure enforceable, law enforcement officials said.
Under the bill, a police officer would only have to see a driver using a hand-held device, not determine what was being done, to issue a citation. Hands-free devices would still be allowed under the bill.
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