Michigan lawmakers consider prohibiting phone use while driving

April 20th, 20230 LANSING – An effort to make using a phone — not just texting — illegal while driving is seeing a renewed effort in the Michigan Legislature. The "hands-free" legislation would expand on the 2010 law that made texting and driving illegal in Michigan. A package of three bills — House Bill 4250, H.B. 4251, and H.B. 4252 — would...

Local police remind the community about distracted driving

April 11th, 20210 DEARBORN — With April being National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, state and local law enforcement agencies are joining forces. The law enforcement agencies will be intensifying their enforcement of state and local texting and distracted driving laws to raise awareness about the dangers and legal implications of distracted...