Should texting while driving be illegal? August 31, 2009

Florida does not have a law banning any type of cell phone use while driving.  Here is a link to a chart which shows which states have enacted restrictions on cell phone use while driving.   It is quite alarming that Florida does not have anything in place to restrict texting and driving.  This means that even school bus drivers can text while driving bus loads of our children to school. 

There are tests that show that texting while driving is more dangerous than drinking and driving.  States should enact laws that completely ban this behavior.  The state of Utah is taking a stand.    Utah passed the nations toughest law to crack down on texting and driving.  The new law penalizes a texting driver who causes a fatality as harshly as a drunken driver who kills someone.  The Utah legislators believe that texting and driving is a willful act.    While there are issues concerning how the violators will be prosecuted, this Daytona Beach Accident Attorney believes that Utah is on the right track with this issue and Florida should follow suit.