Texting while driving ban clears House

Submitted by bniolet on April 16, 2009 - 1:50pm.
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The House adopted a bill that would make it a crime to send a text message or e-mail message while driving a car.

The bill, which now heads to the Senate, cleared the House 104 to 5. It's adoption was delayed while House members worked out language that would affect lawsuits following  collisions in which texting was a factor. The compromise essentially says that texting alone isn't enough to prove negligence.

The bill would make texting behind the wheel an infraction punishable by a $100 fine. Texting while driving a school bus would be a misdemeanor punishable by a $200 fine. The bill's sponsor acknowledges that the bill may be hard to enforce.

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Re: Texting while driving ban clears House

Submitted by tangoz on April 16, 2009 - 5:49pm.

I am standing up for making it a crime to change your radio station and to take a bite of food while driving! NANNY STATE RULES! (sarcasm by the way).

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