An eastern Missouri town has banned all texting while driving, regardless of how old the driver is. The Manchester Board of Alderman approved the ban Monday night. The law is stricter than state law, which bans texting while driving only …
More than 280 motorists have been cited for distracted driving violations in West Virginia since a new law went into effect July 1. The law makes using a handheld cellphone while driving a primary offense. It also bans texting while …
Florida is joining 40 other states in the U.S. where it is illegal to text and drive. The ban is one of more than two dozen laws passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature scheduled to kick in on Tuesday. Other new …
Charleston City Council is the latest municipality in South Carolina to consider making it illegal to text behind the wheel. The Post and Courier reports the council will consider the ordinance Wednesday. The prohibition would apply to texting, emailing, typing …
Rapid City,S.D., officials say they’re in no hurry to join seven of the largest cities in South Dakota that have passed laws that prohibit texting when driving. The Rapid City Journal reports that South Dakota is one of nine states …
An all-teen board appointed by Georgia’s governor wants harsher penalties for teens who violate the state’s law that bans drivers from texting and using smartphones while on the road. Members of the Governor’s Commission on Teen Driving on Monday presented …
Jefferson County judges have dismissed nearly 40 percent of the texting while driving charges brought under Kentucky’s two-year-old ban while police and prosecutors say the ban is nearly impossible to enforce. The Courier-Journal analyzed all 909 charges that have been …
A statewide texting-while-driving ban that has eluded passage for several years is again moving through the Florida Legislature. The Senate Communications committee meets Wednesday to consider the bill (SB 52). Opponents have long likened it to needless government intrusion, but …
Law officers in some eastern Alabama jurisdictions have yet to issue any citations under the state’s new law banning texting and driving. The law went into effect on Aug. 1. The Anniston Star reports that the Anniston, Jacksonville and Oxford …
Starting Wednesday, texting, emailing and instant messaging while driving will become illegal in Alabama, with violators facing fines and possibly higher insurance rates. That is, if they don’t have a wreck first. Republican Rep. Jim McClendon of Springville persuaded lawmakers …