Monday, March 26, 2007
Texting at the wheel may face N.J. ban | Inquirer | 03/26/2007
Texting at the wheel may face N.J. ban | Inquirer | 03/26/2007: "TRENTON - New Jersey was one of the first states to outlaw cell-phone use while driving.
Next up: text messaging?
Three South Jersey lawmakers say texting while driving is even more dangerous than using a cell phone because it requires drivers to divert their hands and eyes. And they've introduced a bill to ban it.
Democratic Assemblyman Paul Moriarty admits to having texted while driving. And he says he sees others do it all the time.
'I see both of their hands on a BlackBerry, and I can only assume they're using their knees to hold the steering wheel,' said Moriarty, one of the bill's sponsors.
No other state has banned the practice yet, though at least two are considering it.
New Jersey is one of only four states to ban cell-phone use, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures; Washington D.C. has a similar ban.
But New Jersey's law, unlike those of the other states', prohibits officers from pulling over offending drivers unless the drivers are violating another law."
Next up: text messaging?
Three South Jersey lawmakers say texting while driving is even more dangerous than using a cell phone because it requires drivers to divert their hands and eyes. And they've introduced a bill to ban it.
Democratic Assemblyman Paul Moriarty admits to having texted while driving. And he says he sees others do it all the time.
'I see both of their hands on a BlackBerry, and I can only assume they're using their knees to hold the steering wheel,' said Moriarty, one of the bill's sponsors.
No other state has banned the practice yet, though at least two are considering it.
New Jersey is one of only four states to ban cell-phone use, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures; Washington D.C. has a similar ban.
But New Jersey's law, unlike those of the other states', prohibits officers from pulling over offending drivers unless the drivers are violating another law."
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