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Cellphone use while driving is a primary offense in Ohio, meaning you can get pulled over solely got that and receive a citation

jeffdavis 7y ago
A citation is nothing. A couple drinks will put you in jail, cost you your license for a while, maybe your job, and thousands of dollars.
- Pharmakon 7y ago
  My wife got her start as an attorney in the U.S. and her first criminal cases as defense counsel were for drunk divers. It ended up driving (no pun) her away from defense work, because these guys were inveterate offenders and never got more than a slap on the wrist. The penalties on the books for DUI and the penalties actually administered are often miles apart. That may have changed in the last decade though, I can’t say.
  - koolba 7y ago
    What do you consider a slap on the wrist? Everyone I know that’s had a DUI lost their license for a min amount of time with exponential increases for repeat offenders (one month, then two years, then 10 years). And that’s only the ones that weren’t involved in a collision.
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    - tomjen3 7y ago
      Lol, a month for the first offence? Seriously in Denmark you get 20 days suspended prison if your are above 2.0 for a first offense. If you are above 1.2 you lose your license for a minimum of 3 years. If below 2, your fine is "only" your net salary for the month....
  - fzeroracer 7y ago
    Anecdotal, but I can confirm this as well. I've had extended family members get pulled over for (multiple!) DUIs while getting nothing more than a slap on the wrist. Nothing's really changed as long as you're of a certain demographic.
  - bsder 7y ago
    > never got more than a slap on the wrist Everybody I know in California who got a DUI got quite penalized--it definitely stopped all of them cold so they would never have to go through the penalties again. Maybe you can get away with DUI in the country club crowd, but certainly not lower than that.
  - glenneroo 7y ago
    You might enjoy Austria, where being drunk on your bicycle or as of recently electric scooter will cost you your drivers license.
noobermin 7y ago
I have never seen anyone get pulled over driving with a phone in Ohio.
AceyMan 7y ago
My old home state of Georgia is stepping back in time (and not in a good way) on a couple of legal positions recently, but I'm pleased & surprised they, like Ohio, have adopted "no phones while driving" about a year ago. From what I know from friends & family they're backing it up with enforcement and people are changing their habits.

jeffdavis 7y ago

A citation is nothing. A couple drinks will put you in jail, cost you your license for a while, maybe your job, and thousands of dollars.

Pharmakon 7y ago
My wife got her start as an attorney in the U.S. and her first criminal cases as defense counsel were for drunk divers. It ended up driving (no pun) her away from defense work, because these guys were inveterate offenders and never got more than a slap on the wrist. The penalties on the books for DUI and the penalties actually administered are often miles apart. That may have changed in the last decade though, I can’t say.
- koolba 7y ago
  What do you consider a slap on the wrist? Everyone I know that’s had a DUI lost their license for a min amount of time with exponential increases for repeat offenders (one month, then two years, then 10 years). And that’s only the ones that weren’t involved in a collision.
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  - tomjen3 7y ago
    Lol, a month for the first offence? Seriously in Denmark you get 20 days suspended prison if your are above 2.0 for a first offense. If you are above 1.2 you lose your license for a minimum of 3 years. If below 2, your fine is "only" your net salary for the month....
- fzeroracer 7y ago
  Anecdotal, but I can confirm this as well. I've had extended family members get pulled over for (multiple!) DUIs while getting nothing more than a slap on the wrist. Nothing's really changed as long as you're of a certain demographic.
- bsder 7y ago
  > never got more than a slap on the wrist Everybody I know in California who got a DUI got quite penalized--it definitely stopped all of them cold so they would never have to go through the penalties again. Maybe you can get away with DUI in the country club crowd, but certainly not lower than that.
- glenneroo 7y ago
  You might enjoy Austria, where being drunk on your bicycle or as of recently electric scooter will cost you your drivers license.

noobermin 7y ago

I have never seen anyone get pulled over driving with a phone in Ohio.

AceyMan 7y ago

My old home state of Georgia is stepping back in time (and not in a good way) on a couple of legal positions recently, but I'm pleased & surprised they, like Ohio, have adopted "no phones while driving" about a year ago. From what I know from friends & family they're backing it up with enforcement and people are changing their habits.