Vermont lawmakers are continuing their efforts to crack down on distracted driving, with bills that would boost the penalties for texting while driving and ban all hand-held electronic devices when driving through road construction zones.

The Caledonia County Sheriff's Department and St. Johnsbury Police Department are going to teach young Vermont drivers about the dangers of distracted driving.

The Vermont House and Senate have reached an agreement on a new ‘distracted driver' bill. The compromise bans texting by all drivers, and imposes new restrictions on junior operators.

VPR's Bob Kinzel talks with the vice chair of the House Juduciary Committee and vice chair of the Senate Transportation Committee about a bill that would address talking on cell phones while driving, and other distracted behaviors.

Lawmakers debate how to curb cell phone use among drivers, and how comprehensive that bill should be. Also, a wrap up of the week's top news stories.

VPR's Bob Kinzel talks with the Liaison to the governor's Highway Safety Patrol and the Montpelier Chief of Police about the issue of distracted drivers.

We discuss the growing problem of distracted drivers in the state and the proposed legislation to deal with it.