In poll, Pennsylvania voters back driver cell-phone ban

Voters want lawmakers to take heed on safety.
By John L. Micek and Josh Drobnyk Of The Morning Call
March 27, 2009
Pennsylvania voters overwhelmingly support a ban on using hand-held cell phones while driving, a new poll shows. It's a move the state Legislature has resisted for years.By 85 percent to 13 percent, voters in the Quinnipiac University survey back a proposal that would make the practice illegal.Support was widespread among all voters, regardless of their political affiliation. Cell-phone users -- four out of five of the respondents -- were equally supportive.The survey comes as advocates for a ban say chances are improving that the Legislature will soon act, arguing that attitudes in Harrisburg have finally caught up to public opinion. Still, proposals to ban hand-held cell-phone use by drivers have been floating around the Capitol for a decade.

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