Sen. Steve Urquhart (R)

SB 162 (Distracted Driver Revisions)

Libertas Institute opposes this bill.

Last year, the legislature approved a bill to prohibit the use of a cell phone while driving in addition to a previous law that had banned texting while driving. This bill takes it further, prohibiting the use of a phone and requiring only hands-free technology for voice communication while driving.

Libertas Institute opposes this bill. Public policy should not harm innocent actors who have not violated another person's rights; prohibiting actions that may or may not lead to harm in the future is illegitimate. This bill makes a bad law worse.