Cell Phone Use Not Illegal While Driving In Ohio
Filed under: Cell Phone, IIHS, Ohio, State Specific Information, West Virginia
Is the cell phone law in Ohio such that it allows officers to ticket fully-licensed, experienced drivers for using their cell phones while driving on Ohio roadways?
My 20 year old daughter who is attending college at Ohio State University recently got pulled over by a patrolman in Columbus, Ohio. She told me the officer raked her over the coals for talking on her cell phone while she was driving her car. He didn’t give her a citation, but claims he could have. She was a wreck after the encounter, and scared out of her wits. My daughter and I are from West Virginia and I am not familiar with Ohio traffic laws to any great degree. I know in WV a driver can’t use a cell phone while driving on a learners permit. But it is not against WV law to use a cell phone while driving once fully licensed. Is the cell phone law in Ohio different in that it allows officers to ticket a fully-licensed, experienced driver using a cell phone?
Sandra
Morgantown, WV

