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You can get cited in Washington for sipping coffee while driving?

Facebook Friend Tom Torgerson comments: "Proudly showing off my drinking coffee while driving skills to those following me in Washington. I will be holding licensure classes in this talent beginning next week. Legislative recall classes begin today!"
Facebook Friend Tom Torgerson comments: "Proudly showing off my drinking coffee while driving skills to those following me in Washington. I will be holding licensure classes in this talent beginning next week. Legislative recall classes begin today!"

Handling a phone behind the wheel for any reason, even when stopped in traffic or at a red light, is no longer legal. You can also get a ticket for eating, sipping coffee, starting a video or grooming if a trooper sees you driving badly as a consequence -- Spokane Public Radio.

Question: Has Washington taken things too far?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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