By Tom Precious
ALBANY --
Here are some of the provisions in one of the new budget bills regarding operators of commercial vehicles.
The bill states that the definition of illegally using a cell phone includes the current provision that it is within the "immediate proximity of the user's ear and the new: "with respect to a
person operating a commercial motor vehicle, holding a mobile telephone
to, or in the immediate proximity of, the user's ear, or dialing or
answering a mobile telephone by pressing more than a single button, or
reaching for a mobile telephone in a manner that requires such person to
maneuver so that he or she is no longer in a seated driving position,
restrained by a seat belt that is installed in accordance with section
393.93 of title 49 of the code of federal regulations and adjusted in
accordance with the vehicle manufacturer's instructions."
Hands-free use will be permitted, "provided, however, that for purposes of this section, a mobile telephone used by a person operating a commercial motor vehicle shall not be deemed a "hands-free
mobile telephone" when such person dials or answers such mobile telephone by pressing more than a single button."
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