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Archive Home > 2009 > November > 01 > State starts gearing up for new cell phone ban

State starts gearing up for new cell phone ban

By Brad Cain / The Bulletin
November 1, 2009

SALEM — As of Jan. 1, you can get slapped with a $90 fine if you use a hand-held cell phone while driving in Oregon. Will that be enough to encourage motorists to keep their full attention on the road? And how well can the law be enforced?

Oregon will become one of seven states that have banned....

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