By Alabama Public Radio
Montgomery, AL – Under the bill, drivers under 18 would not be allowed to talk on a cell phone while driving a vehicle in Alabama. State Representative Jim McClendon of Springville says his bill deals only with teenage drivers because they are the least experienced. McClendon introduced a similar bill last year and it died in the House Judiciary Committee. In 2004, state Representative Jack Page of Gadsden sponsored a bill that would have banned use of hand-held cell phones by all drivers. That measure was opposed by the cell phone industry and died in committee. State troopers say cell phone use has been given as a cause in nine Alabama highway deaths over the past three years.