Lawmakers Debate Texting-While-Driving Ban
Lawmakers on Tuesday took their first crack at a bill designed to ban texting while driving, reviewing statistics suggesting that bans in other states have not reduced accidents and are difficult to enforce, and discussing ways to make the proposed law more effective if it passes in Texas.
Although numerous bills have been filed in the state Legislature to ban the practice, the one considered today was House Bill 63, filed by state Rep. Tom Craddick, R-Midland, and several other coauthors. State Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, has filed Senate Bill 28, a companion bill. Their bills would ban typing on ...
Comments (3)
Budman 007
Should be common courtesy to drive with driving only in mind, but it is unfortunately not the case (especially in the far left lane of MOPAC). Unlike illegal lane changes, failure to use one's blinker or speeding, electronic device activities conducted inside a vehicle will be difficult to enforce.
Cris Sleightholm
Obviously a ban will be ineffective, as bans in other states have proven ineffective. Where the punishment should be as extreme as allowable by law, unfortunately will have to come after an accident where it is proven that the driver was texting while driving. The guilty party should be punished as harshly as a drunken driver.
Jim Vance
Governor Perry seems to have little or no real-world concern whatsoever about persons driving with their brains disengaged from the road ahead and surrounding traffic conditions in which they are operating a vehicle. No wonder -- that seems to be his approach to all forms of governance in Texas.