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• The Virginia Senate's Transportation Committee approved a bill Thursday that would bar young drivers from using cell phones.
• The proposal, backed by several Northern Virginia senators concerned about a rash of deadly accidents, would require teenagers, some of the most voracious users of cell phones, to pull over before making calls -- even if they plan to use a hands-free device.
• Virginia already has more stringent requirements on teenage drivers than Maryland, the result of an overhaul of teenage driving laws led by the two senators in 2001.
• Teenagers, many of whom consider their cell phones a critical tool for their social lives and a convenient way to check in with their parents, offered a mix of opinions yesterday about the proposed law.
• He also avoids talking on the phone if he is in an unfamiliar area -- unless he's calling his father to ask for directions.
• Patrick Drewer, 17, a senior at Oakton High School who keeps his cell phone handy while driving to and from school each day, thinks the proposed law "would not be a good idea."
• He said that he chats with friends while driving, but that in difficult conditions, such as Wednesday's snowstorm, he doesn't make or take calls.
• Epstein carries a cell phone, but if it rings in the car, she lets her voice mail take the call and then returns it later.
• Besides the cell phone ban, Mims and O'Brien would also like to elevate violations of Virginia's teenage driving laws from secondary to primary offenses.
• Maryland does not restrict the number of passengers teenagers can have in a car, but the recent spate of accidents has moved legislators there to consider tightening rules, too.

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