Starting Tuesday, it will be illegal to text and drive

Release Date ‎Nov 29, 2009‎ in Denver Post

 
   

Don't Drive and Text Tomorrow

State Bill Colorado - Gene Davis - 30 Nov, 2009
Starting Tuesday, it becomes a crime in Colorado for drivers under the age of 18 to use any cell phone â€" handheld or not ...

OMG! You drive, you text, you get a ticket

Greeley Tribune - Jim Rydbom - 30 Nov, 2009
Starting Tuesday, it will be illegal to text and drive in Colorado. It also will now be illegal for 16- and 17-year-olds to talk on a cell phone while ...

EDITORIAL: No traction in new driver texting ban

The Aurora Sentinel - 30 Nov, 2009
By THE AURORA SENTINEL While it's good news that state government has finally decided it's time to make Colorado roads safer for everyone, it's unlikely ...

Texting while driving ban takes effect Tuesday

WNCT - Rachel Gallaher - 30 Nov, 2009
Drivers who have the very dangerous of habit of texting while driving will have to put their fingers to rest. ...

Texting Ban Takes Effect December 1st

KKTV 11 News - Sarah Schwabe - 30 Nov, 2009
The next time you get behind the wheel, you might want to think twice before using your cell phone. Starting Tuesday, December 1st, it will be illegal to ...

Sheriff: Driving & Texting Ban A 'Feel-Good' Law

cbs4denver.com - 30 Nov, 2009
The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. ...

Stop texting and driving

Eastern Echo - Hiba Baghdadi - 30 Nov, 2009
You're driving back home from school after a long exam, only thinking of sleeping. You hear a beep from your cell phone, ...

Cell phone 'texting' bill takes effect Tuesday

The Coloradoan - Nate Taylor - 30 Nov, 2009
BY NATE TAYLOR • natetaylor@coloradoan.com • November 29, 2009 Following a year's worth of pleading for legislation restricting cell phone use for Colorado ...

Sheriff: Texting ban while driving a 'feel-good' law

9NEWS.com - Jeffrey Wolf - 30 Nov, 2009
BOULDER (AP) - Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle calls the new law making it a crime to text while driving a "feel-good" law that will be difficult to ...

As Of Tuesday, No Texting While Driving

WBT - 30 Nov, 2009
Starting Tueday, North Carolina drivers who text behind the wheel will need to pull over to avoid fines. The state's ban on sending text messages while ...

New laws to target texting, reptiles

Greensboro News & Record - Mark Binker - ‎Nov 29, 2009‎
RALEIGH â€" Starting Tuesday, sending a text message or reading an e-mail while driving will become illegal for all North Carolina drivers as ...

Starting Tuesday, it will be illegal to text and drive

Denver Post - John Ingold, Jason Blevins - ‎Nov 29, 2009‎
Texting while driving will be banned for all drivers, as will all cellphone use for drivers younger than 18. ...

Anti-text bills send muddled message

Tampa Tribune - ‎Nov 28, 2009‎
We've all seen drivers who are paying more attention to their cell phones than to the traffic around them. So it's understandable that some state lawmakers ...

NC Texting and driving ban set to kick in

WPDE - ‎Nov 28, 2009‎
Beginning next week, if you're caught texting and driving in North Carolina you could be looking at a triple digit fine. The state ban on texting and ...

Texting ban starts Tuesday, but enforcement will be difficult

Colorado Springs Gazette - ‎Nov 28, 2009‎
Come Tuesday, texting and driving is forbidden and anyone under 18 better stay off the phone entirely while they're behind the wheel. ...

OMG! Starting Dec. 1, NC banning texting while driving; police officers ...

WTKR Your NewsChannel 3 - ‎Nov 28, 2009‎
By AP RALEIGH, NC (AP) â€" Starting soon, North Carolina drivers who text behind the wheel will need to pull over to avoid fines. ...

Boulder sheriff criticizes cell phone restrictions, text messaging ban

Colorado Daily - Heath Urie - ‎Nov 28, 2009‎
Beginning Tuesday, it will be a crime for Colorado drivers to send text messages or e-mails while driving, and for drivers ...

Texting while driving becomes illegal on December 1st

WECT-TV6 - ‎Nov 27, 2009‎
If you have something to say by way of text message, you only have a few more days to do it while driving. Starting Tuesday, it will be illegal to text ...

No-texting law goes into effect Tuesday

Northern Colorado Business Report - ‎Nov 27, 2009‎
By Staff DENVER - Thanks to the efforts of Northern Colorado legislators, on Tuesday, Dec. 1, it becomes a Class A traffic offense for anyone under the age ...

New texting law in effect Tuesday

Jacksonville Daily News - Barry Smith - ‎Nov 27, 2009‎
The texting bill was sponsored by Rep. Garland Pierce, D-Scotland. Sen. Jim Forrester, R-Gaston, filed a similar bill in the Senate. ...

Editorial: Just hang up and drive

TCPalm - ‎Nov 26, 2009‎
How omnipresent is the texting craze? It's so widespread that the Miami-Dade School District felt compelled to officially prohibit its bus drivers from ...

No-texting-while-driving law goes into effect Dec. 1

Berthoud Recorder - ‎Nov 25, 2009‎
Keep your hands on the wheel and your eyes on the road. Don't hold the phone. On Tuesday, Dec. 1, it becomes a crime for a 16- or 17-year-old driver to use ...

Colorado, North Carolina 'texting' while driving bans take effect Dec. 1

Land Line Magazine - ‎Nov 25, 2009‎
As the holiday shopping season kicks into high gear, two states are on the verge of implementing new laws that are intended to cut down on driver ...

Texting while driving soon an illegal offense in Colorado

Examiner.com - ‎Nov 25, 2009‎
Starting next Tuesday, December 1, Colorado drivers can be cited for text messaging while driving. Additionally, any minor operating a vehicle is banned ...

Bad Habits Have Been Formed, Addictions Are Set, Technology Is Needed

InjuryBoard.com (blog) - John Fischer - ‎Nov 25, 2009‎
What is it going to take to get drivers to put down their phones when en-route? The evolution of the world wide cellular phone industry is simply incredible ...

Colorado drivers: Starting Tuesday, if U text, U could B fined

Denver Business Journal - ‎Nov 25, 2009‎
A ban on sending text messages behind the wheel takes effect Tuesday, Dec. 1, in Colorado. HB 1094, passed by the Legislature this year, makes it a traffic ...

Ban on texting while driving takes effect Tuesday

Denver Post - ‎Nov 25, 2009‎
AP DENVERâ€"It will soon be illegal for drivers in Colorado to text, e-mail or tweet when they're behind the wheel. The ban passed by the Legislature will ...

Phone call isn't more important than your life

Bloomington Pantagraph - ‎Nov 24, 2009‎
People shouldn't be able to use phones while driving. They may think they're in control, but they're not. Each year 21 percent of fatal car crashes ...

NC texting ban starts Dec. 1

WCNC (subscription) - 30 Nov, 2009
RALEIGH, NC (AP) â€" Starting soon, North Carolina drivers who text behind the wheel will need to pull over to avoid fines. Multiple media outlets report ...

Texting Ban Goes Into Effect Tuesday

WFMY News 2 - 30 Nov, 2009
Greensboro, NC -- Starting Tuesday, drivers in North Carolina will be hit with a fine if caught texting or e-mailing while driving. ...

 

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