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6 of the Transportation Safety Institute/Florida Department of Transportation/Center for Urban Transportation Research (TSI/FDOT/CUTR) online course, which will be discussed in greater detail in the "Training" section of this chapter, or nontransit-specific documents from the U.S.DOT or the Center for Disease Control (CDC)
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7 Further, the Office of the Senior Procurement Executive of the US Department of Transportation issued a Financial Assistance Policy Letter (FAPL) #2010-10, dated 02/02/10, that addresses texting while driving a motor vehicle.
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8 TABLE 2 (continued) Georgia no drivers younger than 18 school bus drivers all drivers primary Hawaii no2 no no no2 not applicable Idaho no no no all drivers (effective 07/01/12)
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9 TABLE 2 (continued) Michigan no no no all drivers primary Minnesota no learner's permit holders and provisional license holders during the first 12 months after licensing school bus drivers all drivers primary Mississippi no no school bus drivers learner's permit and intermediate license holders and school bus drivers primary Missouri no no no drivers 21 and younger primary Montana no no no no not applicable Nebraska no learner's permit and intermediate license holders younger than 18 no all drivers secondary Nevada all drivers no no all drivers primary New Hampshire no no no all drivers primary New Jersey all drivers learner's permit and intermediate license holders school bus drivers all drivers primary New Mexico no learner's permit and intermediate license holders no learner's permit and intermediate license holders primary New York all drivers no no all drivers primary North Carolina no drivers younger than 18 school bus drivers all drivers primary North Dakota no drivers younger than 18 no all drivers primary Massachusetts no drivers younger than 18 school bus drivers and passenger bus drivers all drivers primary State Hand-Held Ban Young Drivers All Cell Phone Ban Bus Drivers All Cell Phone Ban Texting Ban Enforcement Ohio no no no no not applicable Oklahoma learner's permit and intermediate license holders no4 no learner's permit holders, intermediate license holders, school bus drivers and public transit drivers primary (continued on next page)
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10 TABLE 2 (continued) Oregon all drivers drivers younger than 18 no all drivers primary Pennsylvania no no no all drivers primary Rhode Island no drivers younger than 18 school bus drivers all drivers primary South Carolina no no no no not applicable South Dakota no no no no not applicable Tennessee no learner's permit and intermediate license holders school bus drivers all drivers primary Texas drivers in school crossing zones drivers younger than 18 bus drivers when a passenger 17 and younger is present bus drivers when a passenger 17 and younger is present; drivers in school crossing zones; drivers younger than 18 primary Utah no5 no no all drivers primary5 Vermont no drivers younger than 18 no all drivers primary Virginia no drivers younger than 18 school bus drivers all drivers secondary; primary for school bus drivers Washington all drivers learner's permit and intermediate license holders no all drivers primary West Virginia all drivers (effective 07/01/12)
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11 in 2010 (10, pp.
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12 and services on the market that are related to "geofencing," which in this case is technology that reduces distracted driving caused by mobile-phone usage while driving. TRAINING The literature review identified three training programs specifically designed for and/or marketed to transit systems: • "Curbing Transit Operator Distracted Driving" developed initially by the Florida DOT and CUTR at the University of South Florida was then modified in a collaborative effort with the TSI and offered under FTA sponsorship as a 30-minute online course.
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