Florida Moving to Ban Texting While Driving in 2010
Many states have already passed laws that make it illegal to send and receive text messages on their cell phones while driving. Florida has been considering such a law for a while, but such a law has yet to pass in Florida. Governor Crist has thrown his support behind a statewide ban of texting while driving in Florida, and state legislators have filed several proposed bills that would make driving while texting illegal in Florida next year.
Recent studies have shown that driving while texting is potentially more dangerous than driving under the influence of alcohol. One study reported that when a person is driving and texting at the same time, he/she is 23 times more likely to be involved in a serious traffic accident. When a person is injured or killed in a traffic crash, personal injury and wrongful death attorneys should always investigate whether the other, at-fault driver was using his/her mobile communication device, whether to send or receive a text message, talk on the cell phone or use any of the other many applications available these days. This occurs more and more frequently these days and is strong evidence of negligent driving that leads to serious accidents and injuries or death.
