Utah bill would ban teens from phone use on roads

Published February 14, 2013 2:43am ET



SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Hang up the phone, then start the car. That’s the lesson Utah lawmakers say they want to send to teens just getting comfortable behind the wheel.

Under a measure proposed in the Legislature, 16- and 17-year-olds who talk on the phone while driving in Utah would face a ticket and a $50 fine.

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