The new law (Code of Virginia 46.2-1078.1) includes the following: A second or subsequent offense is punishable by a fine of $250. A first offense is punishable by a $125 fine. The law was adopted back in June but only became effective this month to allow education for the public on the provisions. It is now illegal to hold a cell phone while driving. To curb the number of vehicle crashes caused by distracted cell phone users, Virginia lawmakers, who in 2009 banned texting while driving, have put a new law into effect as of January 1, 2021. Last year, in Virginia alone, there were more than 23,000 crashes due to distracted driving. Instead, they were pedestrians or cyclists. On top of that, about one in five of the people who died in crashes involving a distracted driver that year were not in vehicles. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that in 2018 alone, 2,800 people in the United States were killed, with 400,000 more injured in crashes involving a distracted driver. Distractions like cell phones lead to thousands of deaths on the nation’s highways every year.
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