Texting While Driving - Should it be Outlawed?

Texting While Driving - Should it be Outlawed?

I came across a post by Rossi & Bishop on RealTalk yesterday. They referred to an article written by Jamie Nash of Montgomery County News. In the article was a YouTube Video that really stuck a nervee. I am the mother of two teenage boys. Both are actually quite good drivers, but I know the older one texts while he drives. And yes, he knows it's dangerous. I know that when I was a teenager, I thought I was immortal. When I look back at some of the things I did while driving, I am amazed I survived. In those days though we did not know what cell phones or texting were. I am actually pretty good about not using my cell phone while driving as I know how distracting it is. I can't imagine if I attempted to text while driving as I have a hard enough time texting at my desk.

I wanted to share this YouTube video with you. Maybe you have seen it before, but if not, check it out. Some feel it's too graphic, but I feel it gets the message across. Texting and Driving simply do not mix!

The National Transportation Safety Board has major concerns over cell phones and texting while driving. I already know that Vermont has no law against either. I hope that more states, including Vermont, take a proactive approach to this "accident waiting to happen".

Do you know where your state is with legislature? I found a chart posted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety dated October, 2009. Click on the icon for the Report by State