US Edition‘Touching’ Your Phone Behind the Wheel Is Not Enough for a Traffic Stop, Md. Supreme Court Rules
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A Maryland split Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the police cannot stop drivers who simply touch their cell phones while at the wheel, actions that may be allowed under the state’s distracted driving laws. “It is clear that not all observed drivers manipulating, or even touching, or pressing a cell phone screen while driving may be reasonably suspected of breaking the law,” Judge Shirley M. Watts wrote for the majority in the 4-3 ruling. Mar…
‘Touching’ your phone behind the wheel is not enough for a traffic stop, Md. Supreme Court rules
A divided Maryland Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that police cannot pull over drivers who are merely touching their cell phones while behind the wheel, actions that could be permitted under the state’s distracted driving laws. “It is clear that not every driver observed manipulating, or even touching, or pressing the screen of a cell phone while driving can reasonably be suspected of violating the law,” wrote Justice Shirley M. Watts for the major…
'Touching' your phone behind the wheel is not enough for a traffic stop, Supreme Court rules
Maryland's Supreme Court said police need more evidence that someone is violating the state's distracted driving laws than just seeing them touch their phone while behind the wheel before they can make a traffic stop. (Photo by mikroman6/Getty Stock images)A divided Maryland Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that police cannot pull over drivers who are merely touching their cell phones while behind the wheel, actions that could be permitted under the …
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