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Table 6 Effective dates and U.S. Census region of states sampled in the 2008–2013 National Occupant Protection Use Survey, United States

From: Hand-held cell phone use while driving legislation and observed driver behavior among population sub-groups in the United States

State

Effective dates of universal hand-held cell phone use while driving bans

U.S Census Region

Alabama

NA

South

Arkansas

NA

South

California

07/01/08

West

Colorado

NA

West

Connecticut

10/01/05

Northeast

Florida

NA

South

Georgia

NA

South

Illinoisa

NA

Midwest

Indiana

NA

Midwest

Kentucky

NA

South

Maine

NA

Northeast

Maryland

10/01/10

South

Massachusetts

NA

Northeast

Michigan

NA

Midwest

Minnesota

NA

Midwest

Mississippi

NA

South

Missouri

NA

Midwest

North Carolina

NA

South

North Dakota

NA

Midwest

Nebraska

NA

Midwest

Nevada

01/01/12

West

New Hampshirea

NA

Northeast

New Jersey

07/01/04

Northeast

New Mexico

NA

West

New York

11/01/01

Northeast

Ohio

NA

Midwest

Oklahoma

NA

South

Oregon

01/01/10

West

Pennsylvania

NA

Northeast

South Carolina

NA

South

Texas

NA

South

Utah

NA

West

Washington

07/01/08

West

West Virginia

07/01/12

South

Wisconsin

NA

Midwest

  1. Abbreviations: NA not applicable; no universal hand-held ban exists
  2. a: Illinois and New Hampshire implemented hand-held cell phone bans after 2013