http://nbalawblog.com/2009/07/31/texting-increases-risk-of-vehicle-crash/ Legal News and Discussions powered by the Lawyers of NBALawFirm Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:15:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://nbalawblog.com/2009/07/31/texting-increases-risk-of-vehicle-crash/comment-page-1/#comment-1231 Federal Government Wants States to Ban Texting While Driving | NBA Law Blog - Neblett Beard & Arsenault Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:26:39 +0000 http://nbalawblog.com/?p=2557#comment-1231 [...] A bill has been introduced in the Senate to ban texting while driving. The proposed law would prohibit any driver from sending text or email messages while driving a vehicle. This legislation follows the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute’s study of long-haul truck drivers, wherein it found texting truckers are 23 times as likely as their non-texting counterparts to be involved in a auto crash or near miss. Read my blog about 18-wheelers and texting here. [...] [...] A bill has been introduced in the Senate to ban texting while driving. The proposed law would prohibit any driver from sending text or email messages while driving a vehicle. This legislation follows the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute’s study of long-haul truck drivers, wherein it found texting truckers are 23 times as likely as their non-texting counterparts to be involved in a auto crash or near miss. Read my blog about 18-wheelers and texting here. [...]

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