6 states have a jurisdiction-wide ban on driving while talking on a hand-held cellular phone. Those states are; California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Utah, and Washington and the District of Columbia.
In 6 states Localities are allowed to ban cellphone use. Those states are; Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
Localities that have enacted restrictions on cellphone use include: Chicago, IL (with some opposition); Brookline, MA; Detroit, MI; Santa Fe, NM; Brooklyn, North Olmstead and Walton Hills, OH; and Conshohocken, Lebanon and West Conshohocken, PA.
In 8 states localities are prohibited from banning cellphone use. These states are; Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Utah.
In 14 states and the District of Columbia the use of all cellular phones while driving a school bus is prohibited
The use of cellular phones by teens in the graduated licensing system is restricted in 17 states and the District of Columbia.
Source; Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
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