NEW LAW BEGINS IN ONE WEEK — Next Thursday Sept 1st – Statewide Texting while driving ban goes into law. Individual cities in Texas have their own city-wide texting and driving bans but new law is Statewide.
House Bill 62, prohibits drivers on public roads from using a wireless communication device (i.e., a cell phone) to read, write, or send an electronic message while operating a motor vehicle. Penalty $25-99 for first-time offenders, and $100-200 for repeat offenders. A driver is allowed to use a hands-free device, that includes GPS. IF YOU HAVE TO TEXT – Pull over to a safe area, otherwise it can wait.
FACTS: 455 people were killed and more 3,000 seriously injured in Texas last year in vehicle crashes do to distracted driving, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.
Heads up Texas! Texting and driving is illegal starting September 1 https://t.co/TsA9WdzWuZ pic.twitter.com/9eXK25so2m
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