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New emphasis patrols coming targeting texting
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Upcoming Mid-Columbia Click It or Ticket Patrols Will Target Cellphone Users and Texters

By John McKay May 13, 2013

For the first time ever, the Washington State Traffic Safety Commission has designed emphasis patrols based upon citizen input!

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confusion over cell phone laws
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What is Washington’s Law on Cellphones While Driving Again?

By John McKay June 26, 2012

Idaho this week adopted new texting and cellphone laws for drivers. We thought we'd review what's legal and what is NOT in Washington.

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texting may have led to Ephrata rollover crash
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Texting May Have Led To Injury Car Crash Near Ephrata

By John McKay June 13, 2012

The investigation continues, but authorities say texting while driving may have led to a rollover crash that left one of the victims pinned underneath the wreckage of the car.

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Alexander Hassenstein/Getty
Alexander Hassenstein/Getty
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Pilot Almost Causes Devastating Crash After Texting While Flying

By Don Deane April 21, 2012 | TSMInteractive.com

Texting while driving isn’t the only way to endanger your life with a smartphone. It turns out that texting while flying is spectacularly dangerous, too.

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Jeff J Mitchell, Getty Images
Jeff J Mitchell, Getty Images
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Sorry Drivers, Hands-Free Devices Aren’t Safer Options to Cell Phones

By Danny Gallagher December 16, 2011 | TSMInteractive.com

In response to the National Transportation Safety Board-proposed ban on cellphones while driving, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers tried to defend hands-free devices. They’re “designed to be used in a way that helps drivers keep their eyes on the road,” they said, but now it looks like this defense doesn’t hold water.

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National Cell Phone ban?
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Federal Cell Ban Poll-Dead Even

By John McKay December 14, 2011

So far, our Newstalk listeners are split on the issue

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