Thursday, November 4, 2010
Massachsetts Law of Texting While Driving
The new law prohibits all drivers from texting while behind the wheel and bans use of cell phones by drivers who are the age of 16 and 17 years old. Fines for adults: $100 (first offense), then $250 and $500. Fines for drivers under 18: $100 plus 60 day license suspension and youth traffic school (first offense), then $250 with six- month suspension and then $500 with a one year suspension. Tickets are not moving violations and do not affect insurance premiums. Never text while driving because you can get a serious injury. "Driving while texting or using a cell phone carelessly is seriously unsafe", Gov. Patrick said in a statement. Nearly nine in 10 teenage drivers have engaged in distracted-driving behaviors such as texting or talking on a cellphone although most of them know that their actions increase their risk of crashing, a new survey finds.
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9 in 10 teens have exhibited unsafe driving practices? That's ridiculous! Every time I'm driving I see the driver next to me doing something distracting. We need more PSAs and talks about unsafe driving practices! For the past few decades, intoxicated driving was the worst thing to affect the roads- is texting the new drunk driving?
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