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BMV now adding points to records under hands-free driving law

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The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles has begun adding points to records under the state’s hands-free driving law.

The law took effect July 1, 2020, and makes it illegal for drivers to have cellphones in their hands while driving.

Since the law went into effect, more than 5,400 citations and 10,000 warnings have been issued.

According to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, distracted driving associated with cellphones factored into more than 1,200 crashes in 2019.

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1 comment

Thor July 8, 2021 at 8:10 am

Still way too many people out there driving distracted with their face in a phone. Like there are way to many people parked in the left lane on the interstate holding up traffic.

Without enforcement this will be pointless.

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