Perdue signs texting ban

Gov. Beverly Perdue signed into law a ban on texting while driving.

The ban, which prohibits typing or reading texts or e-mails on a mobile phone while driving a car, goes into effect Dec. 1. Dome got the word, appropriately, in a text message from Perdue spokeswoman Chrissy Pearson.

FYI — Gov just signed HB 9, No Texting While Driving. This msg 2 u was composed while I was behind my desk, not behind the wheel. Hope u r not driving now. :)


Dome wasn't.

The ban still allows drivers to use GPS devices. It also allows drivers to text while the car is parked. The law wouldn't stop drivers from looking up contacts to make a call.

Texting while driving a school bus is a misdemeanor punishable by a $100 fine. Texting while driving anything else is a less serious infraction punishable by a $100 fine.

http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/perdue_signs_texting_ban

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kids in the car with me and it always scares the hell out of me to see someone with their head down, driving with one hand while the other is texting ... BTW, a small rant here, I find texting to be as annoying as instant messaging, crap, if you want to talk to me, pick up the phone and call!

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I, for one, and damned tired of processors leaving behind guts and feathers because they were busy texting their meth orders.

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sense shit!! Is it just me?

We have to make it a law so people don't text while they are driving cars, while they are driving trains and boats.

WTF is wrong with people? :wtf:

All states should pass similar laws.

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Just call me for god's sake, I hate it when people text me. I never answer them back. Eventually they get the message.