Ducey vetoes broader distracted driving bill
Saying it could confuse the issue for motorists, Gov. Doug Ducey late Friday vetoed legislation to create a new offense of distracted driving.
In a message to lawmakers, the governor pointed out that he signed a measure earlier this week that prohibits the use of hand-held devices for calling, texting, watching videos and other activities while driving.
“The hands-free mobile device policy is narrowly tailored to a specific behavior — using our mobile devices while driving,” Ducey wrote.
Technically speaking, nothing in the bill that the governor vetoed would have overridden or affected the ability of police to enforce that new law. But Ducey said he fears that having two new laws on the same subject would muddy the issue.
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