George Chapman: Cell phone bill would just make things worse

Rep. Carol Spackman Moss has brought back her bill that would ban the use of cell phones by drivers unless they are used hands free. The bill, HB101, is being supported by the Utah Highway Patrol and many Utah public safety organizations.The present law makes it illegal to violate traffic laws while using a cell phone. In 2018, there were 52,000 crashes in Utah, and 5,742 were determined to be due to distracted driving. But, even with this bill, it will be almost impossible, as now, to assign bl