Uso ilegal de dispositivos electrónicos móviles al conducir en Carolina del Sur

Explicación Simple

No puedes usar tu teléfono o cualquier dispositivo electrónico mientras conduces. Esto incluye enviar mensajes o ver videos. Solo puedes hacerlo si estás parado y en un lugar seguro.

Es como intentar cocinar con una mano mientras sostienes una sartén caliente con la otra. No puedes hacerlo bien y es muy peligroso.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan está manejando por la carretera y recibe un mensaje de texto. En lugar de esperar a estar detenido, decide leerlo mientras conduce. Esto es ilegal y podría recibir una multa si un oficial lo ve.

Penalidades

Las violaciones pueden resultar en multas, aunque el texto no especifica montos.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

SECTION 56-5-3890. Unlawful use of a mobile electronic device while operating a motor vehicle; penalties; limitation on law enforcement officers; department to maintain statistical information; preemption of local ordinances. (A) For purposes of this section "mobile electronic device" means a cellular telephone, portable computer, GPS receiver, electronic game, or any substantially similar stand-alone electronic device used to communicate, display, or record digital content. "Mobile electronic device" does not include a citizens band radio, amateur radio, ham radio, commercial two-way radio or its functional equivalent, subscription-based emergency communication device, or prescribed medical device. (B) While operating a motor vehicle on any public highway of this State, a person shall not: (1) hold or support, with any part of the body, a mobile electronic device. This provision does not prohibit the use of an earpiece or device worn on a wrist to conduct voice-based communication; (2) read, compose, or transmit any text including, but not limited to, a text message, email, application interaction, or website information on a mobile electronic device; (3) watch motion including, but not limited to, a video, movie, game, or video call on a mobile electronic device. (C) This section does not apply to a motor vehicle operator who is: (1) lawfully parked or stopped; (2) initiating a voice-based communication that is automatically converted by the device and sent as text, provided that the device is not held by the operator or supported with any part of the body by the operator; (3) reporting an accident, emergency, or safety hazard to a public safety official; (4) transmitting or receiving data as part of a digital dispatch system while performing occupational duties or wh