Texting & Driving

CHANTILIY TEXTING WHILE DRIVING IS IT REALLY THAT NECESSARY?|| AIR BAG AIR BAG DO U KNOW WHAT"TEXTING" MEANS? | TEXTING MEANS MANUALLY ENTERING TEXT INTO, OR READING TEXT FROM, AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE. WAYS U MAY USE UR PHONE WHILE DRIVING SMS IM TEXT SHORT MESSAGE PRESSING MORE THAN A SINGLE INSTANT ENGAGING IN ANY OTHER E-MAILING SERVICES BUTTON TO INITIATE OR TERMINATE MESSAGING FORM OF ELECTRONIC A CALL USING A MOBILE TELEPHONE TEXT RETRIEVAL OR ENTRY PRIMARY VS SECONDARY | AS WITH MANY LAWS, INCLUDING SEAT BELT LAWS AND OPEN CONTAINER LAWS, ENFORCEMENT IS EITHER PRIMARY OR SECONDARY. IF IT IS A PRIMARY ENFORCEMENT LAW, THAT MEANS YOU CAN GET PULLED OVER JUST FOR VIOLATING IT. IF IT'S A SECcONDARY LAW YOU HAVE TO ALSO BREAK AN ADDITIONAL LAW BEFORE YOU CAN GET CITED. WHAT ARE THE LAWS IN DIFFERENT STATES? XALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA O Hand-held Ban Texting Ban All drivers O Hand-held Ban Texting Ban All drivers I Hand-held Ban • Texting Ban No No No All drivers Enforcement E Enforcement Enforcement Primary: cell phone use by school bus drivers Primary: texting by all drivers Secondary: cell phone use by young drivers Primary: texting by all drivers COLORADO CALIFORNIA ARKANSAS O Hand-held Ban O Hand-held Ban I Hand-held Ban Texting Ban All Drivers Texting Ban Texting Ban No All Drivers All Drivers No No Enforcement Enforcement Enforcement Primary: for texting by all drivers and for drivers younger than 18 Primary: hand held and texting by all drivers Primary: for texting by all drivers Secondary: cell phone use by young drivers Secondary: cell phone use by young drivers CONNECTICUT DELAWARE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA O Hand-held Ban O Hand-held Ban I Hand-held Ban Texting Ban All drivers Texting Ban Texting Ban All drivers All Drivers All drivers All drivers All drivers E Enforcement Primary: for all offenses Enforcement Enforcement Primary: for all offenses Primary: for all offenses HAWAII GEORGIA FLORIDA O Hand-held Ban I Hand-held Ban O Hand-held Ban Texting Ban All Drivers Texting Ban All Drivers Texting Ban All Drivers Yes Drivers younger than 18 No E Enforcement Enforcement Enforcement Primary: for all offenses Secondary: for texting by all drivers Primary: for all offenses IDAHO ILLINOIS INDIANA O Hand-held Ban Texting Ban All drivers Texting Ban All drivers Hand-held Bạn Hand-held Ban Texting Ban Drivers in construction and school speed zones No All drivers No - Enforcement Primary: for texting by all drivers Enforcement Enforcement Primary: for all offenses Primary: for all offenses O KENTUCKY KANSAS )IOWA ANSAS O Hand-held Ban O Hand-held Ban I Hand-held Ban Texting Ban All Drivers Texting Ban All Drivers Texting Ban All Drivers No No No * Enforcement E Enforcement Primary: for all offenses Enforcement Primary: cell phone use by young drivers Secondary: for texting by all drivers Primary: for all offenses A LOUISIANA MAINE MARYLAND I Hand-held Ban Texting Ban All drivers • Texting Ban • Texting Ban All drivers Hand-held Ban Hand-held Ban No No All drivers No Enforcement EEnforcement * Enforcement Primary: for all offenses Primary: for all offenses Primary: All drivers, School Bus Drivers O MINNESOTA E MICHIGAN MASSACHUSETT O Hand-held Ban Local Option O Hand-held Ban Texting Ban All Drivers Texting Ban All Drivers I Hand-held Ban Local Option Texting Ban All Drivers No * Enforcement Primary: for all offenses Enforcement E Enforcement Secondary: for all offenses Primary: for texting by all drivers MISSISSIPPI LOO MISSOURI MONTANA • Texting Ban • Texting Ban Drivers 21 years or younger I Hand-held Ban Hand-held Ban O Hand-held Ban • Texting Ban Learner's permit holders & intermediate No No No No license holders Enforcement EEnforcement 8 Enforcement Primary: Drivers 21 years or younger Primary: Not applicable Primary: School bus drivers and young drivers NEW HAMPSHIRE NEVADA NEBRASKA O Hand-held Ban O Hand-held Ban All Drivers O Hand-held Ban Texting Ban All Drivers Texting Ban All Drivers Texting Ban No All Drivers No *Enforcement EEnforcement Primary: Not applicable E Enforcement Primary: for all offenses Primary: for all offenses NEW JERSEY NEW MEXIGO NEW YORK Hand-held Ban I Hand-held Ban Texting Ban All drivers Hand-held Ban Texting Ban Learners permit and intermediate license holders Texting Ban All drivers Local Option All drivers All drivers Enforcement Enforcement Enforcement Primary: for all offenses Primary: for all offenses Primary: cell phone use and texting by young drivers OНIO NORTH DAKOTA NORTH CAROLINA N*C I Hand-held Ban Local Option O Hand-held Ban Drivers younger than 18 Texting Ban All Drivers O Hand-held Ban Texting Ban All Drivers Texting Ban All Drivers No A Enforcement Enforcement Primary: for drivers younger than 18 Secondary: for texting by all drivers * Enforcement Primary: for all offenses Primary: for all offenses OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA • Texting Ban Learner's permit holders intermediate license holders, school bus drivers & public transit drivers Hand-held Ban Learner's permit, intermediate license I Hand-held Ban Local Option O Hand-held Ban Texting Ban All drivers Texting Ban All drivers All drivers holders, school bus drivers & public transit drivers * Enforcement Enforcement Primary: for all offenses Primary: for texting by all drivers Enforcement Primary: for all offenses OSOUTH DAKOTA T SOUTH CAROLINA RHODE ISLAND! O Hand-held Ban O Hand-held Ban O Hand-held Ban Texting Ban learner's permit and intermediate Texting Ban Texting Ban All Drivers No No No No E Enforcement E Enforcement Primary: for all offenses license holders Enforcement Primary: Not applicable Secondary: or cell phone use and texting by young drivers TEXAS UTAH O TENNESSEE I Hand-held Ban • Texting Ban Hand-held Ban nly if a driver is also committing other moving violation Drivers in school crossing zones Texting Ban All drivers Bus drivers with a 17 and younger is present; intermediate license holders for first 12 months, drivers in school crossing zones Hand-held Ban Texting Ban All drivers No Enforcement Enforcement Primary: for all offenses E Enforcement Primary: secondary for talking on hand-held phone Primary: for all offenses O WASHINGTON VIRGINIA VERMONT I Hand-held Bạn All Drivers O Hand-held Bạn O Hand-held Ban Texting Ban All Drivers Texting Ban All Drivers Texting Ban All Drivers No No E Enforcement Primary: for all offenses Enforcement Enforcement Secondary: for all offenses Primary: for texting by all drivers Secondary: for drivers younger than 18 O WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN A WYOMING I Hand-held Ban I Hand-held Ban O Hand-held Ban Texting Ban All drivers Texting Ban Texting Ban All drivers All drivers No All Drivers No E Enforcement * Enforcement EEnforcement Primary: for all offenses Primary: for all offenses Primary: for all offenses Sources: RER http://jalopnik.com/5313485the-us-atlas-of-texting+while+driving-laws/ http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/topics/distracted-driving/texting-factsheet.aspx http://www.ncsl.org/issues-research/transport/cellular-phone-use-and-texting-while-driving-laws.aspx REYESIBROWNE I REILLEY Tel: 877-308-7900 I http://ReyesLaw.com (contact us when you're not driving)