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<div dir="auto">The law only prohibits driving with a phone physically in your hand, not one that is connected via Bluetooth to the car speakers or even on speaker sitting in the seat or in a dashboard phone mount. </div>
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<div dir="auto">"The Siddens Bening Hands-Free Law goes into effect Monday. It says drivers can no longer physically hold or support their cellphone with any part of their body while driving their car."</div>
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<div dir="auto">And a side note because I find statistics fascinating, by far the worst age group for distracted <span>driving/driving while using a cell phone in fatal crashes is 25-34 year olds, not teen<span>agers. They made up 25% of all dist<span>racted
driving related fatal crashes in 2021 and 30% of the fatal crashes involving cell<span> phones. This age group was followed by 35-44 year olds, again not teens. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<div dir="auto">Brittany K Berk (she/her)</div>
<div dir="auto">bkbsmile@msn.com</div>
<div dir="auto">(573) 777-2305</div>
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<div dir="auto">"Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim." - Elie Wiesel</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>From:</strong> NFBMO <nfbmo-bounces@nfbnet.org> on behalf of Gary Wunder via NFBMO <nfbmo@nfbnet.org><br>
<strong>Sent:</strong> Sunday, August 27, 2023 12:56:35 PM<br>
<strong>To:</strong> 'NFB of Missouri Mailing List' <nfbmo@nfbnet.org><br>
<strong>Cc:</strong> Gary Wunder <gwunder@earthlink.net><br>
<strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [NFBMO] BAN ON TEXTING, CELL PHONE USE WHILE DRIVING SET TO TAKE EFFECT<br>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I certainly understand why someone should not text and drive at the same time, but I have a harder time understanding why you can't talk with me in the same way we would talk if I were sitting
across from you in the passenger seat. There must be statistics about this that I'm not aware of, but talking seems like talking. I certainly do understand that too many people look at their screens to decide who is calling and whether to take the call. I
also noticed that though they claim it makes no difference, I can feel the swerve as they come back into their lane.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I look forward to being enlightened. Thanks.</span></p>
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<b><span style="">From:</span></b><span style=""> NFBMO <nfbmo-bounces@nfbnet.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Daniel Garcia via NFBMO<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, August 20, 2023 2:39 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> NFB of Missouri Mailing List (nfbmo@nfbnet.org) <nfbmo@nfbnet.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Daniel Garcia <dangarcia3@hotmail.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [NFBMO] BAN ON TEXTING, CELL PHONE USE WHILE DRIVING SET TO TAKE EFFECT</span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white; color: rgb(25, 36, 78);">The following is from the Capitol Report send by my Missouri House Representative, Ashley Aune:</span></strong></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white; color: rgb(25, 36, 78);">BAN ON TEXTING, CELL PHONE USE WHILE DRIVING SET TO TAKE EFFECT</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; color: rgb(25, 36, 78);"><br>
<span style="background: white;">Later this month, Missouri will finally shed its dubious status as <strong><span style="font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">one of the last states that doesn’t prohibit all motorists from using a cell phone or texting
while driving. </span></strong>But although a </span></span><a href="https://senate.mo.gov/23info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=364446" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white; color: rgb(241, 100, 98);">new
law</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; background: white; color: rgb(25, 36, 78);"> largely banning the use of electronic devices while behind the wheel takes effect Aug. 28, police will only be able to issue
warnings for violations until Jan. 1, 2025.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; color: rgb(25, 36, 78);"><br>
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<span style="background: white;">Under Senate Bill 398, police will be prohibited from pulling over or detaining someone solely for using a cell phone or texting while driving. Instead, police can only cite someone for a violation if they pull them over for
another traffic offense. The law also requires police to inform drivers that they have the right to decline a search of their cell phone or other device and prohibits the issuance of warrants to seize a phone or device in relation to an alleged violation of
the law except in instances involving a car crash that results in serious bodily injury or death.</span><br>
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