LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Five years after lawmakers approved a texting-while-driving ban, advocates say Nebraska’s roads are still populated with motorists who glance down at their phones while behind the wheel.

Law enforcement, lawmakers and highway safety officials still consider it a problem in Nebraska.

Nebraska’s ban doesn’t allow authorities to pull drivers over for texting alone, because the offense is considered secondary. Officers can only stop vehicles for primary offenses, such as speeding or running a traffic light.

Sen. Merv Riepe of Ralston introduced a bill this year to ban all handheld use of wireless electronic devices while driving and would make doing so a primary offense. The bill remains in the Transportation Committee. Riepe says he hopes it will go before the entire Legislature.