Florida legislators mull over ban on texting while driving

Florida lawmakers are considering a new legislation that would ban texting while driving. The state’s Legislature has been staunchly opposed to such laws in the past. Last year, a similar proposal did not survive the legislative process, as it was seen as a “silly law” by lawmakers. Insurers are torn on the subject of banning texting whilst driving as there is little evidence that suggests the ban would make the activity safer. This time, however, the opposition against the bill seems to have vanished. Senate Bill 416 has not been…

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Study shows texting behind the wheel sends insurance rates skyward

4AutoInsuranceQuote.org, and online car insurance quote service, has released the results of its study that has shown that the texting behaviors of drivers are causing insurance rates to rise. The research showed that when drivers receive citations for texting while behind the wheel, or when they are in an accident that is associated with the use of a mobile phone or device, it causes his or her monthly premiums to increase. Further to this information the study determined that the number of accidents that have involved fatalities and that were…

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Car insurance survey shows the impact of driving while distracted

A new survey published by Online Auto Insurance has highlighted the dangers of distracted driving among Americans who talk or text on cell phones, and pointed out that more than one in every three drivers do it regardless of this fact. Car crashes resulting from distracted driving behaviors are responsible for tens of thousands of lives each year and cost billions of dollars in lost property. Even the collisions that are less extreme that result from mobile phone use while driving can make it difficult for drivers who are at-fault…

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New anti-texting law in New York has doubled traffic tickets for drivers

According to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, a new law in that state that has banned texting while driving has lead to the doubling of the number of traffic tickets related to that activity. August represented the first full month since the law was passed in New York, and its police wrote 1,082 tickets to drivers who continued to use their mobile devices for texting while driving. This number of issued tickets was over twice the amount that were written at the same time in 2010. Within the first half…

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Fine for using mobile phone while driving increases to $528 maximum

Legislation created to increase the number of tickets issued for driving while using a handheld mobile phone and to increase the maximum fine to $528, has been sent to Governor Jerry Brown (D) from the California legislature. The California Senate has already given Senate Bill 28 its final approval by a 23 to 13 vote. The Assembly had previously voted for it by 51 to 21 in July. The bill will raise the current fines for using a hand held mobile phone while driving from $208 to $328 for the…

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