Shapiro leads fight to make Pennsylvania’s roads safer by disconnecting distracted drivers from their hand-held cell phones

• Watch Rep. Shapiro speak on the House floor about his proposal to ban driving while using a
  hand-held cell phone. -- 1-26-10
• Shapiro’s ban on hand-held cell phones while driving passes House -- 1-25-10
• Watch Rep. Shapiro speak on his proposal to reduce driving distractions and make Pennsylvania roads safer.
• Shapiro tapped to participate in national distracted driving summit -- 9-3-09
• U.S. Department of Transportation, Distracted Driving Summit Information
• New poll shows Pennsylvanians support Shapiro’s efforts to ban hand-held cell phones while driving -- March 25, 2009
• Shapiro presses case for hand-held cell phone ban -- 3-11-09
• 67 members join Shapiro in support of hand-held cell phone ban -- 2-19-09
• Shapiro leads fight to disconnect distracted drivers -- 1-12-09
• Disconnecting distracted drivers to make Pennsylvania’s roads safer -- 12-22-08
• Shapiro testifies to Transportation Committee in Pittsburgh on cell phone ban -- 3-5-08
• Shapiro testifies before Transportation Committee in Harrisburg on cell phone ban -- 10-15-07
• Shapiro leads fight to disconnect distracted drivers -- 9-25-07
• Disconnecting drivers from their cell phones -- 12-06-06
• Hearing held on Shapiro bill to ban hands-on cell phone use while driving -- 09-07-06
• Shapiro applauds Senate vote to ban hand-held cell phones while driving -- 06-28-06
• Shapiro working to disconnect distracted drivers -- 06-19-06
• Shapiro working to disconnect distracted drivers -- 06-07-06
• House Bill 538

Studies

• Quinnipiac University Poll on hand-held cell phone use while driving 2009
• Franklin and Marshall College poll on hand-held cell phone use while driving 2009
• Virginia Tech Transportation Institute 2009
• Carnegie Mellon University 2008
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 2006
• University of Utah 2006

Join the fight to stop talking and texting on hand-held cell phones while driving in Pennsylvania. Click here to sign the petition. You can also send Rep. Shapiro an email about your experience with distracted drivers on their hand-held cell phones on our roadways. Rep. Shapiro can provide his colleagues in Harrisburg the facts; however, it will be the stories that will make the most impact in the fight to disconnect distracted drivers in Pennsylvania.