Question

Inattentive Driving. While cutting class and driving off campus to check on her new dress for the upcoming formal, Molly, a busy college student, is busy talking on her cell phone with her friend Sharon. Molly is trying to talk Sharon into going to the dance with her brother, who has a big crush on Sharon. Unfortunately for Molly, there is a statute in her state outlawing talking on a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle. Molly crashes into the side of Sam's new convertible when she looks down to pick up a can of soda she just dropped onto her new jeans. A police officer just down the street comes over to investigate. Molly explains to him that it was difficult to hold the cell phone in one hand, the soda in the other, and also drive. The officer was not impressed. Around that time Sam comes along. He is furious regarding the significant dent in his new car. Molly says she has insurance and that she will cover the whole incident. Sam says that is insufficient. The officer is annoyed because it is his lunch break. He tells Molly that she must obey the law and proceeds to write several citations to her. How, in this case, the law in Molly's state regulating cell phone usage would be classified?

Answer 1

the answer is: statue

In law, a statue is a form of law that give some sort of direct command to the citizens.

Because of the nature of a direct command, statue would automatically create either an obligation for citizens to do something or prohibit the citizens to do something.

In Molly's case, the statue prohibit her to talk to her cell phone while driving because it could take her attention away from the street and endanger others.