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发帖数: 7272 | 1 Effective Oct. 1, it is a primary offense for drivers to use hand-held
cellphones while driving, expanding the ban on hand-held cellphones while
driving. Police can pull drivers over without needing an unrelated violation
in order to make the stop. Fines for first-time violators will increase
from $40 to $75. Fines for a second violation will be $125 and $175 for a
third or subsequent violation, police said.
Maryland also requires all motor vehicle occupants to wear seat belts and if
a person transports more people in a vehicle than they have belts, it is
against the law. Fines increase from $25 to $50 per unbelted passenger.
The new law expands the adult passenger (at least 16 years of age) seat belt
requirement to all positions in the vehicle.
In addition, the mandatory use of child safety seats applies to the
transportation of all children younger than age 8, unless the child is 4
feet 9 inches or taller.
These new laws were enacted to help reduce the number of accidents occurring
due to distracted driving and to reduce injuries resulting from
unrestrained occupants.
Read more:
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/maryland/motorists-beware-new-laws-t | c*******o
发帖数: 5387 | | d***k
发帖数: 3225 | 3 hand-held cellphones while driving 怎么理解？
是说手里头拿着电话就不行吗？
免提，发短信也会被抓？ | x*******a
发帖数: 11067 | | m*******r
发帖数: 8950 | 5 估计只要警察叔叔看到你手持电话，就会STOP你的。。。而且，新规定就是冲发短信去
的。。。 免提应该没事。。。
【在 d***k 的大作中提到】
: hand-held cellphones while driving 怎么理解？
: 是说手里头拿着电话就不行吗？
: 免提，发短信也会被抓？
| G*******9
发帖数: 4371 | 6 补充一点，Seat Belt的规定和处罚也将更严格。
Effective October 1, 2013, the Maryland Cell Phone and Seat Belt Laws below
will go into effect.
Maryland's new laws allow for tickets to be issued even if there is no other
violation observed when using a handheld cell phone while a motor vehicle
is in motion and/or if drivers and front seat passengers are not wearing
seat belts. For your safety and information, please become familiar with the
facts pertaining to this new law:
Maryland's Cell Phone Use Ban
* Maryland's cell phone law now prohibits a driver from using a handheld
cell phone while a motor vehicle is in motion
* Law enforcement officers can stop a driver solely for using a handheld
cell phone - no other offense is needed
* Drivers will receive a fine of up to:
- $75 - first offense
- $125 - second offense
- $175 - third & subsequent offense
Nationally, 80 percent of vehicle crashes involve some sort of driver
inattention. On average, more than 30,000 people in Maryland are injured
annually as a result of distracted driving crashes.
Maryland's Seat Belt Law
* Maryland has a primary seat belt law for front seat occupants and a
secondary seat belt law for back seat occupants
* Tickets can be issued to drivers and front seat passengers even if no
other violation is observed
* Each person that is not buckled up (driver and passenger) may receive a
ticket of up to $50 for not wearing a seatbelt
* In the case where any passenger under the age of 16 years of age is not
buckled up, the driver will receive a ticket for each offense. For instance,
if a driver is stopped and not wearing a seat belt, and a passenger under
the age of 16 is also not restrained, the driver will receive a $50 adult
seat belt ticket for himself/herself and a $50 ticket for the passenger.
Seat belts save lives. Motorists are 75 percent less likely to be killed in
a rollover crash if they are buckled up. For the period 2007-2011, 68,151
backseat occupants of passenger vehicles were involved in a reported crash
in Maryland. Of these, there were 127 fatalities, 75 percent of which were
reported to be unbelted. Additionally, there were 6,243 occupants who
sustained a moderate or severe injury. Those who were reported as unbelted
were 67 percent more likely to sustain a moderate to fatal injury.
Belted drivers were 50 percent more likely to sustain a moderate to fatal
injury as the result of a motor vehicle crash when the occupant seated
directly behind them was unbelted as compared to drivers who were seated in
front of a belted occupant.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
* Park the Phone Before You Drive! Talking on a cell phone or texting is a
leading source of driver distraction.
* Manage Your Time. Driving is not the time to talk or text on a cell phone.
* Drive Defensively. Just because you don't drive distracted doesn't mean
that others won't.
* Ride Responsibly. If you are a passenger and a driver is using a handheld
cell phone, ask them to pull over or wait until they arrive at the
destination. Avoid causing distractions as well.
* Buckle Up Every Time, Day and Night, In Every Seat!
* Set a good example! Children and young drivers model adult behavior.
Adults who use a handheld cell phone while driving or who don't buckle up
are sending children the message that those behaviors are acceptable.
For more information on this new law, please visit the State of Maryland
Highway Safety Office at: http://www.towardzerodeathsmd.com/
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【在 l**n 的大作中提到】
: Effective Oct. 1, it is a primary offense for drivers to use hand-held
: cellphones while driving, expanding the ban on hand-held cellphones while
: driving. Police can pull drivers over without needing an unrelated violation
: in order to make the stop. Fines for first-time violators will increase
: from $40 to $75. Fines for a second violation will be $125 and $175 for a
: third or subsequent violation, police said.
: Maryland also requires all motor vehicle occupants to wear seat belts and if
: a person transports more people in a vehicle than they have belts, it is
: against the law. Fines increase from $25 to $50 per unbelted passenger.
: The new law expands the adult passenger (at least 16 years of age) seat belt
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