Texting-While-Driving Ban In All 50 States By 2013?

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Most drivers now days, text and drive and nearly all of them have experienced the effect of that behavior in one way or another.

Triple A is beginning a nationwide effort to pass federal and state laws, which would ban texting while driving in all 50 states by 2013.

As of now, only 18 states in the U.S have laws that address texting while driving. Texas has recently banned the usage of cell phones in school zone areas. According to triple A, Texas still lacks a law prohibiting all drivers from texting and driving.

Research shows that banning texting while driving has a tremendous public support. According to triple A, researchers found a 70 percent decline in the number of drivers texting and driving following the law that banned texting and driving in the state of California.

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Currently, 18 states and the District of Columbia have laws that address text messaging by all drivers. Two more states have laws that prohibit teens or other new drivers from texting while driving. Laws differ across the states and some have significant shortcomings, according to AAA.

"AAA will lobby nationwide to pass laws in states that lack them and improve existing laws against texting while driving," said Darbelnet. "We'll also continue our work through public education, driver training, and other safety programs to discourage motorists from engaging in the broad range of other distractions that tempt them while behind the wheel."

AAA and the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety are launching new legislative and communications campaigns to reduce distracted driving and improve safety on our roadways. AAA today announced that the motor club will work to pass laws banning text messaging by drivers in all 50 states by 2013, citing strong public support for the laws, the danger of distracted driving, and new research by the Automobile Club of Southern California showing the impact of California's texting ban.

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