Cheap Vehicle Quote, Social Networking, is Also Considered Distractions
Louisiana lawmakers are discussing plans to expand the list of things drivers are barred from doing behind the wheel to include social networking.
SB 147 would outlaw social networking while driving. Under the proposal, the prohibition applies to “using a wireless telecommunications device to view any web-based service that allows individuals to construct a profile within a bounded system, articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection, and communicate with other members of the site.”
The bill is currently being considered by the state Senate after being approved out of a committee last week.
But it’s not just using social networking on your smartphone that could land you on the wrong side of the law. In a recent court decision in California, a judge ruled that a driver was rightfully ticketed for taking a hand off the wheel to view Google Maps directions on his smartphone.