Massachusetts Senate votes to ban handheld cellphone use while driving [telecom]

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Massachusetts Senate passes bill, moving state one step closer to banning handheld cellphone use while driving

By Steph Solis

Massachusetts Sen. Joseph Boncore, a Winthrop Democrat, said that using a cellphone while driving at 55 miles per hour is equivalent to making that trip across the length of a football field while wearing a blindfold.

State senators took one step closer to getting rid of that blindfold on Thursday when they unanimously passed a bill banning handheld cellphone use while driving.