Though many states have or are enacting tougher laws to prevent distracted driving incidents, some states are having pushback on attempts to pass legislation. In Pennsylvania, the Senate made distracted driving for cell phone use a secondary offense for junior license holders, after the House passed it as a primary offense. The city of Erie also reduced cell use violations to a secondary offense. These measures make it harder to penalize distracted drivers, since they can only be cited if there is an accident or other moving violation. Read full story below:

EDITORIAL: Pennsylvania needs to take action on drivers, cell phones