OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A measure that would've banned things like sending emails and searching the Web while driving won't advance in the Legislature.
The Daily Herald reports that Senate Bill 5656, which would expanded Washington's ban on driving while texting or talking on a hand-held cellphone, faced bipartisan opposition in the House.
Under the bill drivers would have no longer been able to hold, read from or manually enter information into a wireless communications device while driving except in emergencies or if the vehicle was pulled off the road and not moving. The ban extended to when a car is stopped at a traffic light or stop sign.