{"id":3668,"date":"2011-06-20T15:00:54","date_gmt":"2011-06-20T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.sellcell.com\/blog\/?p=1282"},"modified":"2019-04-12T11:08:08","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T11:08:08","slug":"old-cell-phone-ban-falls-on-deaf-ears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/old-cell-phone-ban-falls-on-deaf-ears\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Cell Phone Ban Falls on Deaf Ears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Driver1.gif\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1283\" title=\"Driver\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Driver1.gif\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1283 lazyload\" title=\"Driver\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20180%20120%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Driver1.gif\"><\/a>The ban on using new or old cell phones while operating a motor vehicle in Washington State in the United States is now 12 months old, but is anyone actually listening?&nbsp; Washington State Patrol officers say that a large percentage of drivers just do not seem to care, with many not even attempting to hide the fact they are using a cell phone while driving.&nbsp; Indeed, the number of tickets for the violation \u2013 which costs the driver who is caught no less than $124 \u2013 actually seems to be increasing with time, rather than the other way around.&nbsp; \u201cI see people everyday who are driving with their cell phones to their ears,\u201d says Teresa Fuller, a spokesperson for the traffic unit of the Spokane Police Department.<br>\nNor does the law seem to be serving the purpose for which it was primarily created, to reduce the number of auto crashes, with statistics showing that that number has also increased since the cell phone driving ban was implemented one year ago, albeit only slightly.&nbsp; Chris Tennant, the commander of the Pullman Police Department, admits that while the figures are not good, drivers are at least aware of the illegality of their actions.&nbsp; \u201cThey know it\u2019s illegal,\u201d he says.&nbsp; \u201cI think that\u2019s a good first step (but) trying to change behavior is a long process.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ban on using new or old cell phones while operating a motor vehicle in Washington State in the United States is now 12 months old, but is anyone actually listening?  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