That’s my point. When is the last time someone fought a ticket with it being the cop’s word against the driver’s, and, in the absence of any other evidence, the judge ruled for the driver? If the cop says you changed the radio station, prove you didn’t. I see this law as a revenue generator and little else. The official intent is to improve driving habits. It won’t!

As it is an enhancement, you cannot be pulled over only for distracted driving. You have to be cited for one of a large number of enumerated offenses. Still useful for abusive budget and punishment purposes, but not for establishing an initial cause to stop.

Sure it will.

After all, police abide by window tinting regulations, leaving unattended cars running, seatbelt laws, etc.

I am shocked – shocked I tell you that you think the police won’t be on the front lines of exhibiting “correct” and legal behavior.

Next thing you know, you’ll be trying to cast cities and governments being above the law.

Didn’t think so.

Sirius XM, they follow you everywhere. Of course, that won’t help if you have to blow your nose or wipe the tears from your eyes for having to drive through a such a (add your own abusive political descriptive term) state.

Politics is a disease known for destroying all vestiges of common sense.

What driver doesn’t turn the radio dial, heat, etc.while driving? Am I distracted if I speak to my passenger? Am I distracted if I’m alone and talking to myself or singing along with the radio? While I don’t live in OH, if I’m driving from PA to IN on I80, I don’t see how I can cross the state without losing the signal of a radio station. Am I now required to pull into a rest stop to change from a Cleveland station to a Toledo station?

As it’s only an extra $100 fine, there is more effort needed to fight the constitutionality of the law than paying the fine. Perhaps the OH legislature is counting on this. Can you say “class action”?