Massachusetts considers hands-free status.(News)

RCR Wireless News,  June, 2003  

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Legislation moving forward in the Massachusetts legislature would require drivers to have hands-free wireless devices, while banning novice drivers from having any wireless conversations while behind the wheel. The bill, approved last week by the Joint Public Safety Committee, is now headed to the House floor.

Rep. Peter Koutoujian (D-Newton), the lead sponsor of the bill, said he got the idea for the legislation after visiting South Africa on a political leadership exchange and seeing the positive impact that the ban there had on driver safety. "I've tried to ...

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