RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Mike Easley has signed a bill prohibiting bus drivers from talking on a cell phone or using any other cell phone-related technology while transporting students on a school bus or any vehicle transporting public, private, or parochial school students for compensation.
The bill, HB 183, allows an exception for use of cell phones during emergency situations, such as medical concerns, unsafe road conditions, matters of public safety or mechanical problems posing a risk to the operator or passengers. It also does not prohibit drivers from talking on a cell phone while a bus is not in motion.
