![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “Distracted driving is a choice that must be as culturally unacceptable as drunk driving is today, and strengthening our current laws will lead to more responsible driving.” “Ohio’s current laws don’t go far enough to change the culture around distracted driving, and people are dying because of it,” Mr DeWine said in a press statement last year. State Governor Mike DeWine has made a crackdown on dangerous driving a key provision in his budget proposals. Ohio’s new bill would introduce further bans on texting while driving, extending it to the use of mobile apps, live streaming and photo taking. Phone calls for the most part, but on video calls, I'm not paying attention to the video. "And I've actually been on other calls, numerous calls, while driving. ![]() I was paying attention to the driving and listening to it (the meeting,)" Mr Brenner told The Columbus Dispatch newspaper. Mr Brenner has denied that he was driving unsafely. The Republican, who represents a district north of state capital Columbus, managed to respond to some questions as he kept his eyes focused on the road straight ahead.Īs the virtual background faltered, glimpses of Mr Brenner’s true background flashed on the screen. He then rejoined with a background display filled with hanging artwork, cabinets and plants. Senator Brenner initially seemed to be sitting in a parked car, but just minutes into the call, which was with the Ohio Controlling Board about state budget adjustments, he left the meeting. The footage, which was streamed to the public via the state's public broadcaster on Monday, came on the same day that the Ohio legislature introduced a bill to crackdown on unsafe driving. An Ohio state politician has been caught using a virtual background photo of his office to hide that he was driving during a Zoom meeting - the same day as local legislators introduced a bill to crackdown on unsafe driving.Īndrew Brenner might have fooled the state board into thinking he was home had it not been for the seatbelt across his chest - or the constant turning of his head as he apparently looked around while moving lanes. ![]()
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