South Carolina is now the 49th state to ban texting while driving. A statewide ban on writing, sending or reading a text while driving took effect Monday when Gov. Nikki Haley signed the law. It is among dozens of new …
South Carolina lawmakers have overwhelmingly passed a statewide ban on texting while driving. Under the ban approved by the state House in a 94-2 vote and by the Senate 42-2 on Wednesday, drivers who violate the law would not receive …
Maryland State Police troopers have issued more electronic tickets for distracted driving in the last seven months than they did in all of 2013, according to agency data reflecting enforcement of a new state law targeting drivers using handheld cellphones. …
The full Oklahoma Senate approved legislation barring cell phone use in Oklahoma school zones, but a bill that would ban texting while driving suffered a setback as it was sent back to committee. The positive vote on Senate Bill 1601, …
A new survey commissioned by Allstate Insurance Company, focuses on a growing problem on Mississippi’s roads. Drivers become a much greater danger to themselves and others when distracted by smartphones and other electronic devices while driving. Commissioner of Insurance Mike …
A proposal to ban texting while driving in New Mexico will become a state law. Gov. Susana Martinez will sign the bill Sunday afternoon while visiting the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator in Albuquerque. The proposal will prohibit …
An Oklahoma House committee has passed a bill that would prohibit texting, emailing and instant messaging while driving a vehicle. The House Public Safety Committee voted 8-4 Wednesday and sent the bill to the full House for a vote. It …
Mississippi could tighten its law against sending text messages while driving. The House passed House Bill 484 on Thursday. It would ban texting while driving for anyone 18 or younger. Current law bans it for any younger driver who has …
A group of teenagers who support a ban on texting while driving in Oklahoma are meeting at the Capitol to push for a new state law to prohibit the practice. A group that calls itself “Generation tXt” has scheduled a …
Democratic Sen. Peter Wirth says he’s optimistic this will be the year New Mexico joins 41 other states in banning texting while driving. A Senate committee considers a proposal on Tuesday to prohibit drivers from sending or reading a text …