Distracted driving was a significant safety risk in the US before smartphones were accessible and used. As a result, practically every state, including Oregon, has enacted anti-distracted driving legislation to try to get drivers to put down their phones and other sources of distraction and pay attention to the road instead. If you want to know more, click here.
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Distracted Driving is Against the Law in Oregon
Every state has a unique strategy for preventing distracted driving. Oregon has outlawed using portable devices while driving since October 2017. As long as it is a first offense and you did not cause an accident, you can be fined up to $1,000 if the police find you texting, chatting on the phone, or using an app while operating a motor vehicle. If you agree to go to a class on preventing driving while distracted, you might be able to persuade the court to delay the fine even though the infraction will still appear on your driving record.
The distracted driving law prohibits the following uses:
- Phone calls
- Using the phone for enjoyment, like music streaming
- Browsing the Internet
The offense would become Class A, and the maximum fine would double if an automobile accident occurred. If it is a subsequent crime, the same holds true. And the charge is upgraded to a Class B misdemeanor after three instances of inattentive driving within a ten-year period. That implies the court may give you a prison term of up to six months.
Circumstances Where There May Be an Exception
There are several exceptions to the statute. If you are at least 18 years old, the most significant one enables you to operate your phone or another gadget hands-free (voice-activated). You may also tap your phone once to activate or deactivate it. Moreover, according to the law, you are not prohibited from calling emergency help such as police or an ambulance if there is no one else in the vehicle to do so.
Driving while distracted is reckless and hazardous. It significantly increases the chance that someone may have catastrophic injuries in an accident. If this has occurred to you or a loved one has been killed in Eugene by a distracted driver, you are entitled to full compensation under Oregon law. Nobody should be forced to deal with the financial burden of high medical costs, pain and suffering, and other effects of another driver’s careless actions.
Kuendesha gari kwa kugeuka ilikuwa hatari kubwa ya usalama nchini Marekani kabla ya simu mahiri kupatikana na kutumiwa. "Kwa sababu hiyo, karibu kila jimbo, ikiwa ni pamoja na Oregon, limetunga sheria dhidi ya kuingilia magari kwa kujaribu kuwafanya madereva wakaweke simu zao na vyanzo vingine vya kuingilia na kuzingatia barabara badala yake. """ Ikiwa unataka kujua zaidi, bonyeza hapa. Mfano: Uendeshaji wa gari kwa kugeuka ni kinyume na sheria katika Oregon Kila jimbo lina mkakati wa kipekee wa kuzuia kugeuka kwa kugeuka. Oregon imepiga marufuku matumizi ya vifaa vya mkononi wakati wa kuendesha gari tangu Oktoba 2017. Ikiwa ni kosa la kwanza na haukufanya ajali, unaweza kufungwa faini ya $ 1,000 ikiwa polisi wanakuta ukitumia simu au kutumia programu wakati wa kuendesha gari. Ikiwa unakubali kwenda kwenye darasa la kuzuia kuendesha gari ukiwa umevurugika, unaweza kuweza kumshawishi mahakama kuchelewesha faini hata ingawa kosa hilo bado litaonekana kwenye rekodi yako ya kuendesha gari. Sheria ya kuendesha gari kwa kugeuka inakataza matumizi yafuatayo: - Simu ya simu - Kutumia simu kwa kufurahia, kama vile kusambaza muziki - Kupitia mtandao Uhalifu huo utakuwa darasa la A, na faini ya juu itazidi mara mbili ikiwa ajali ya gari itatokea. Ikiwa ni uhalifu wa baadaye, jambo hilohilo ni kweli. Mashtaka hayo yamepandishwa kuwa ya aina ya B baada ya kuendesha gari kwa njia isiyo ya busara mara tatu katika kipindi cha miaka kumi. Hii inamaanisha kwamba mahakama inaweza kukupa kifungo cha miezi sita. Hali Ambapo Kunaweza Kuwa na Isipokuwa Kuna ubaguzi kadhaa kwa sheria. Ikiwa una umri wa miaka 18 au zaidi, unaweza kutumia simu yako bila kutumia mikono (kwa sauti). Unaweza pia kugonga simu yako mara moja ili kuifanya iwe hai au isifanye kazi. Kwa kuongezea, kulingana na sheria, haukuzuiliwa kupiga simu ya dharura kama vile polisi au ambulansi ikiwa hakuna mtu mwingine katika gari kufanya hivyo. Kuendesha gari ukiwa umevurugika ni jambo lisilo la busara na lenye hatari. Hii inaongeza uwezekano wa mtu kupata majeraha makubwa katika ajali. Ikiwa wewe au mtu unayempenda ameuawa na dereva aliyepoteza fikira, una haki ya fidia kamili chini ya sheria ya Oregon. Hakuna mtu anayepaswa kulazimishwa kushughulika na mzigo wa kifedha wa gharama za matibabu za juu, maumivu na mateso, na athari nyingine za vitendo vya usikivu wa dereva mwingine.