{"id":3962,"date":"2011-12-28T11:18:52","date_gmt":"2011-12-28T11:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.sellcell.com\/blog\/?p=2334"},"modified":"2019-04-12T11:07:46","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T11:07:46","slug":"commercial-drivers-cell-phone-ban-starts-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/commercial-drivers-cell-phone-ban-starts-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Commercial Drivers Cell Phone Ban Starts Next Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/lorry.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2335\" title=\"van truck on country road of my &quot;business vehicles&quot; series\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/lorry.jpg\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2335 lazyload\" title=\"van truck on country road of my &quot;business vehicles&quot; series\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20300%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/lorry.jpg\"><\/a>Drivers of commercial vehicles in Missouri in the United States, including school buses, will be banned from using new or old cell phones such as handheld devices and push-to-talk mobile phones while behind the wheel from next Tuesday, 3 January 2012.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb10\">\n<\/p><p>The Pipeline and Hazardous Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration are implementing the ban, with the agencies pointing to research that shows drivers are distracted by hand-held cell phones, and cause a safety risk both to themselves and to others on the road.&nbsp; \u201cAnything that takes away from the full time job of driving is dangerous,\u201d claims a spokesperson for the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Captain Tim Hill, \u201cbut we don\u2019t pass the laws.&nbsp; We enforce them, and we will absolutely enforce this one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb10\">\n<\/p><p>The rule is regarded as a primary offence, which means that officers have the authority to force drivers to stop who are witnessed talking on their cell phones, Hill says.&nbsp; The rule specifically bans drivers from dialing, holding or even reaching for a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle, and applies as much to bus, truck and commercial motor vehicle drivers operating in Missouri as much as it does those who are from interstate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb10\">\n<\/p><p>Many companies have already banned their drivers from using cell phones.&nbsp; \u201cThe safety and security of our passengers and our students we transport is the most important thing to us,\u201d notes Timothy Stokes, representative for First Group America.<\/p>\n<p 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