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State Bans Texting While Driving

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the safr-4-u dept.

netbuzz writes "The state of Washington yesterday became the first in the nation to ban text-messaging while driving. The law could use sharper teeth, but it's a natural and necessary progression of the movement to clamp down on those who find the need to constantly communicate more important than the safety of their fellow travelers."

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  1. Whatever happened to common sense? by Antony-Kyre · · Score: 4, Informative

    Whatever happened to common sense?

    1. Re:Whatever happened to common sense? by x_MeRLiN_x · · Score: 4, Informative

      A man driving a lorry in the UK who was sending a test message to his girlfriend and killed another driver received 5 years in prison back in 2001. Not paying due care and attention to the road has long been a crime in the UK and more recently this has been extended to no use of mobile phones unless you make use of a hands-free kit.

      http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1166267.stm