Texting-while-driving crackdown coming July 4 weekend

Release Date ‎Jul 1, 2010‎ in Christian Science Monitor

 
   
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New state law spells it out: No texting while driving

Boston Globe - Michael Levenson - 3 Jul, 2010
Personal concierge Chantal Boxer, tapping away at a red light, hopes to break her habit of texting while behind the wheel. (Kayana Szymczak for The Boston ...

Texting-while-driving crackdown coming July 4 weekend

Christian Science Monitor - Daniel B. Wood - ‎Jul 1, 2010‎
Texting while driving? Watch out! Cops will be out in force July 4 to nab distracted drivers. Nationwide, 28 states and the district of Columbia ban text ...

MI texting while driving ban begins

Wood TV8 - ‎Jul 1, 2010‎
Michigan motorists should have one less excuse for being distracted behind the wheel. The state's ban on texting while driving takes effect Thursday. ...

Texting while driving could cost $100 now

Detroit Free Press - ‎Jul 1, 2010‎
The state ban on text messaging while driving went into effect today, allowing police to pull over motorists they suspect are paying too much attention to ...

State patrol waiting til Aug. 1 to target texting drivers

Atlanta Journal Constitution - Errin Haines - ‎Jul 1, 2010‎
AP Georgia State Patrol troopers will wait until Aug. 1 to crack down on texting drivers as they focus their efforts on educating the public ...

Enforcement Issues Loom With Texting While Driving Bans

NPR - Kathy Lohr - ‎Jun 30, 2010‎
Sgt. Robert Moody of the Georgia State Patrol says he doesn't think the state's new texting-while-driving ban is an enforcement challenge. ...

WITH VIDEO Mobile texting ban nearly here

Detroit Free Press - Jewel Gopwani, Matt Helms - ‎Jun 30, 2010‎
Melvin Johnson III of Detroit says he can't always stop himself from text messaging behind the wheel. "When I get a text, ...

Police answer texting ban questions

Wood TV8 - ‎Jun 29, 2010‎
With the ban on texting while driving set to go into effect Thursday, many questions still linger about what the law covers and how police will enforce it.

Signed law bans texting and driving

MassLive.com - Dan Ring - 3 Jul, 2010
BOSTON - Gov. Deval L. Patrick on Friday signed a bill that bans texting while driving, prohibits drivers younger than 18 from using a cell ...

Texting ban gains support

Attleboro Sun Chronicle - Liz McShane - 3 Jul, 2010
Governor Deval Patrick on Friday signed legislation that bans text-messaging for all Massachusetts drivers, ...

Police begin to enforce ban on texting while driving

ABC12.com - 3 Jul, 2010
We rode along with the Lapeer County Sheriff's Department to see if it's going to be easy for them to enforce this new law. And what we found is, ...

What Drivers Can, Can't Do Under Georgia's New Anti-Texting Law

13wmaz - 3 Jul, 2010
It's day two of Georgia's "no-texting while driving" ban. The new law prohibits drivers from texting and using other kinds of text based communication ...

Gov. Patrick signs safe driving bill

WWLP 22News - Elysia Rodriguez - 3 Jul, 2010
Starting October, texting while driving will be illegal and law enforcement will be able to pull people over and hand out $100 fines. ...

Massachusetts Bans Texting While Driving

Truckinginfo - 3 Jul, 2010
Massachusetts has become the 29th state to ban texting while driving, bringing the country one step closer to a nationwide ban on texting behind the wheel. ...

DOT Secretary LaHood applauds Massachusetts for tough anti-texting ban

The Trucker - 3 Jul, 2010
The new Massachusetts bill will fine adults $100 for texting as a first offense, $250 for a second offense, and $500 for a third. Drivers younger than 18, ...

So Why Do Dick and Jane Text and Drive?

The Jacksonville Observer - 3 Jul, 2010
This past week, I received a horrific phone call from my mother. She informed me that one of my relatives in San Francisco, California, had been ejected in ...

Michigan Bans Texting While Driving

IntoMobile (blog) - 3 Jul, 2010
Yesterday, Michigan joined in the party, joining the 14 other states that have already banned texting while driving. Good on 'em for sure, as this is a law ...

Moms in Wichita can rest easy as Kansas' state-wide ban on texting while ...

Examiner.com - 3 Jul, 2010
Why is that a big deal? Just listen to one mom's heartbreaking story about the consequences of driving while texting. In the words of Shelly Forney: ...

Is the texting law even enforceable?

The Flint Journal - MLive.com (blog) - 3 Jul, 2010
So, OK, it's now officially illegal to text while driving. Good idea. But how exactly does a police officer enforce it? It's still legal to use your phone, ...

Texting While Driving Now Illegal In Georgia

WHNS Greenville - 3 Jul, 2010
TOCCOA, Ga. -- Many drivers said they've seen it, or have probably done it themselves, but now when you drive through Georgia, you can get a ticket for it. ...

No Call is More Important Than Someone's Life

BrickHouse Security Blog (blog) - Stan Shyshkin - 3 Jul, 2010
It's national safety month at the National Safety Council and the fourth week of June is all about the dangers of cell phone use while driving. ...

Deputies Begin To Enforce Texting-Driving Ban

WNEM Saginaw - ‎Jul 2, 2010‎
SAGINAW COUNTY, Mich. -- Think twice before texting behind the wheel. As of today it's against the law TV5's Liz Gelardi rode along with the Saginaw County ...

Iowa texting ban kicks in Thursday

KTIV - ‎Jul 1, 2010‎
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KTIV) -- "It can wait." That's Iowa Governor Chet Culver's message to drivers, texting behind the wheel. And starting Thursday, it'll have ...

New Cell Phone Law

KAALtv.com - Kristin Martin - ‎Jul 1, 2010‎
(ABC 6 NEWS) -- A new law is cracking down on teen drivers in Iowa. Starting Thursday it is illegal for all motorists to text while driving and the same law ...

Iowa Texting Ban Goes Into Effect July 1st

Action 3 News - Carrie Evert - ‎Jul 1, 2010‎
Council Bluffs, IA - Three laws in effect beginning July 1st. No texting while driving for adults and for drivers under 18, a complete ban on cell phone use ...

Michigan police have green light to stop drivers for texting

WSBT-TV - John Paul - ‎Jul 1, 2010‎
By WSBT News1 NILES, Mich. â€" Some say enforcing Michigan's newest law could be a bumpy road for Police. ...

Texting ban takes effect in Iowa

KTVO - Matt Buhrman - ‎Jul 1, 2010‎
I am truly proud to be a part of the KTVO family, working here in Southeast Iowa. All new Iowa laws take effect on Thursday, and throughout ...

Michigan becomes 14th state to ban texting while driving

PhoneDog - Alex Wagner - ‎Jul 1, 2010‎
Using your phone while driving is a pretty dangerous thing to do, but texting is the ...

You may be surprised at total cost of a texting & driving ticket

WZZM - ‎Jul 1, 2010‎
GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) - Thursday is the first day Michigan drivers have to stop texting and driving. The state law makes it illegal to read, write, ...

WZZM 13's Steve Patterson drives distracted at the MSP test track

WZZM - ‎Jul 1, 2010‎
WZZM 13 reporter Steve Patterson found out for himself at the Michigan State Police test track in Lansing. On his first drive through the course with his ...

 

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