2013

Yesterday found lawmakers in California giving their approval to a bill that would make even hands-free texting at the wheel illegal among teenage drivers.  The state Senate gave the bill the go-ahead by a 35 to 3 margin, and the measure will now move to the Assembly to be considered for final passage.  Last year,… read more

The CEO of ADEPT Driver has released an editorial in the Contra Costa Times calling upon lawmakers at the California state level to ban voice-activated texting while driving.  He points to recent studies that highlight the danger that’s present even when such hands-free messaging is carried out.  Even though the individual’s hands remain on the… read more

Florida is inching closer and closer to the passage of a law that would make texting at the wheel illegal, but persons who have been impacted directly by distracted driving believe the law is so weak as to be ineffective. The bill was passed earlier this week by the Senate and now will be heard… read more

Texas lawmakers in the House have just approved a statewide ban on texting while driving, but steep opposition to the measure suggests that there might be a long way to go before final passage is achieved. The texting and driving ban passed by a 98 to 47 margin yesterday and will now be heard in… read more

South Dakota recently failed to acquire the votes necessary to secure the passage of a texting and driving ban, but that hasn’t dissuaded the city of Mitchell from pursuing their own ban on the habit.  Yesterday, the City Council elected to pass a texting ban, adding Mitchell to a list of likeminded cities such as… read more

Online Auto Insurance has issued a press release that details those states across the country with the most and least stringent texting and driving laws.  The study apparently only took into consideration those states that have passed a texting ban.  Alaska was shown to have the most severe penalties in place for those persons caught… read more

Florida has inched one step closer to a ban on texting and driving now that the State Senate has passed the measure that would outlaw the practice.  The bill was heard this morning, and it receive unanimous support in the legislative body.  Now, the proposed law will move to the House.  If passed there, all… read more

In Louisiana, texting while driving is illegal, but traffic officers attempting to issue a citation to drivers who look to be engaging in the act have come across a roadblock:  many an offender will claim that they weren’t texting at all.  Instead, they argue that they were logged on to social media to send a… read more

Even as Texas lawmakers get ready to consider a texting and driving ban, the city of Houston is taking matters into its own hands.  Yesterday, the Public Safety Committee of the Houston City Council met to talk about a potential statute that would make texting at the wheel an illegal act.  The meeting only involved… read more

The state of Florida has drawn one step closer to the enactment of a law that would ban texting and driving on the roads.  If eventually passed, it will join the ranks of states like California and many more that have already outlawed the practice. Yesterday, the bill was approved unanimously by the Senate Judiciary… read more

Florida may soon join an ever-lengthier list of states that have passed a ban on texting while driving.  If passed, a violation would be considered a secondary offense, meaning that a police officer could not pull a person over unless the texting led he or she to commit some other illegal act, such as swerving… read more

In Virginia, texting while driving was already considered illegal, but some felt that the measure as it currently stood was not sufficiently stringent.  At the moment, texting at the wheel is only designated as a secondary offense, meaning that a driver cannot be pulled over unless he or she is first shown to be engaging… read more