SEATTLE, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Observers say Washington state drivers have begun ignoring the law banning the use of handheld cell phones while they are behind the wheel.
CHICAGO, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Chicago drivers ticketed for using their cell phones while driving can now keep their driver's license thanks to a related political dispute, officials say.
PYATIGORSK, Russia, April 15 (UPI) -- A Russian man faces up to four years in prison for allegedly stealing a cell phone at a courthouse where he had just beaten a charge of stealing a cell phone.
SYDNEY, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- A road-safety study in Australia has revealed some 60 percent of drivers use a cell phone to send text messages while driving.
DETROIT, June 1 (UPI) -- While it is against the law to drive while talking on a handheld cell phone in Detroit, motorists won't be pulled over unless they commit another offense.
NEW YORK, May 29 (UPI) -- New York City parents are balking at the public school system's crackdown on the possession of cell phones by students.
DETROIT, May 17 (UPI) -- Talking on a cell phone while driving technically is banned in Detroit but Motor City motorists won't be ticketed for talking -- at least for a while. Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick let the cell phone ban ordinance passed by the City Council stay on his desk and
NEW YORK, March 4 (UPI) -- The big U.S. cell phone companies have been making steps to improve their customer support and service, analysts say.
CHICAGO, April 4 (UPI) -- A Chicago City Council committee has approved levying fines of up to $200 for motorists who are involved in accidents while using cell phones.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- University of Utah researchers have found all cell phone conversations whether hands-free or hand-held are distracting to a motorist behind the wheel.
