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May 17, 2017

Don't hold the phone: New law starts in July

  • The measure takes effect in July and prohibits holding phones, tablets and other electronic gadgets while driving — even while stopped at a traffic light.
    • By RACHEL LA CORTE
    Associated Press

    OLYMPIA — Texting or holding a phone to your ear is already against the law in Washington state, but soon Washington drivers will be prohibited from doing all the other stuff some do while driving or sitting in traffic: checking Facebook, reading emails or anything else that requires them to hold their electronic devices while behind the wheel.

    The measure, signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday in Tacoma, prohibits holding an electronic device — including phones, tablets and other electronic gadgets — while driving, including while in traffic or waiting for a traffic light to change.


     
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