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Massachusetts

Mass. drivers would have to put devices down under bill on Senate agenda

STATE HOUSE — On the heels of a 2010 law that one senator calls a "mess," the Senate next week is set to consider a bill banning driving while holding a handheld electronic device. The 2010 law banned texting while driving but distracted driving associated with the use of

Massachusetts

New England traffic among country’s worst, study finds

Traffic congestion nationally reached a new peak last year and is greater than ever before, according to a report by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute and INRIX Inc. Their analysis is based on federal data on the number of cars on the road and on traffic speed data