{"id":5193,"date":"2011-12-13T11:58:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T19:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/?p=5193"},"modified":"2013-03-15T11:09:32","modified_gmt":"2013-03-15T18:09:32","slug":"ntsb-recommends-nationwide-ban-on-cell-phone-use-for-novice-drivers-truckers-and-bus-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/5193\/ntsb-recommends-nationwide-ban-on-cell-phone-use-for-novice-drivers-truckers-and-bus-drivers\/","title":{"rendered":"NTSB Recommends Nationwide Ban on Cell Phone Use for Novice Drivers, Truckers and Bus Drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Tuesday, Dec 12, called for a nationwide ban on the use of cell phones and text messaging devices while driving except for emergencies.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5195\" title=\"Ban on cell phone while driving\" src=\"http:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Ban-on-cell-phone-while-driving.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Ban-on-cell-phone-while-driving.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Ban-on-cell-phone-while-driving-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Ban-on-cell-phone-while-driving-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The recommendation for a total ban doesn&#8217;t include hands-free devices which are frequently used by commercial truck drivers.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago Tribune reports:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The recommendation, unanimously agreed to by the five-member board, applies to both hands-free and hand-held phones and significantly exceeds any existing state laws restricting texting and cellphone use behind the wheel.<\/p>\n<p>The board made the recommendation in connection with a deadly highway pileup in Missouri last year. The board said the initial collision in the accident near Gray Summit, Mo., was caused by the inattention of a 19 year-old-pickup driver who sent or received 11 texts in the 11 minutes immediately before the crash.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/2719\/two-die-in-semi-truck-pickup-and-school-bus-crash-near-st-louis-mo\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Two Die in Semi Truck, Pickup and School Bus Crash Near St. Louis, MO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Recently Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has also questioned the safety of \u201chands free\u201d cell phones and similar devices stating, \u201cEvery time a commercial truck or bus driver takes his or her eyes off the road to use a cell phone, even for a few seconds, the driver places everyone around them at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A ban on texting while driving already exists that affects 4 million truckers.<\/p>\n<p>Starting Jan. 3, interstate truck drivers will receive stiff federal penalties if they are caught talking on a hand-held cellphone. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said the measure is needed because commercial drivers who reach for or dial a cellphone while driving are far more likely to be involved in a crash.<\/p>\n<p>If every state adopts the proposal, the new recommendation would outlaw non-emergency phone calls and texting by operators of every vehicle on the road.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Posted by <a title=\"Houston truck accident lawyer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/Southeastern-Texas.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">Houston truck accident lawyer<\/a> Gordon, Elias &amp; Seely, LLP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Tuesday, Dec 12, called for a nationwide ban on the use of cell phones and text messaging devices while driving except for emergencies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90,13,211,66,137],"tags":[296],"class_list":["post-5193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-missouri-truck-accidents","category-truck-accident-lawyers","category-truck-safety","category-trucking-regulations","category-washington-dc-truck-accidents","tag-the-national-transportation-safety-board"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5193"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7308,"href":"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5193\/revisions\/7308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}