Driver Distraction Laws(2)

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While a number of states have passed laws forbidding drivers from using their cell phones while driving, some states are trying to go a step further, by enacting driver distraction laws.

Lawmakers in a dozen states are trying to ban drivers from using video games, computers and fax machines in cars in a new wave of driver-distraction legislation. Since January, states including Texas, New York and Arizona have considered bills that would limit the use of car electronics that go far beyond cellphones, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Most bills would require violators to pay fines ranging from $50 to $600. So far, only one of this year's proposals has been enacted -- in Tennessee.

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