Senate passes bill to ban texting behind the wheel

Senate passes bill to ban texting behind the wheel:

"After debating how it would be enforced, the Senate voted 34-6 to send a ban on texting while driving to the House on Friday.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Tim Owens, R-Overland Park, pitched Senate Bill 351 as a public safety issue.

Drivers ticketed for sending a text message or e-mail via a wireless device would face a $100 fine for a first offense. A person who killed another person while texting and driving could be prosecuted under existing involuntary manslaughter charges."

This will be an interesting bill to enforce. I hope people take it seriously and understand that texting and emailing while behind the wheel of a car is dangerous.

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Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates

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