You will recall a few years ago I wrote several articles about the need to for tough texting while driving laws. The legislature had passed a no texting law, but it was a secondary offense. That means, after you get pulled over for speeding, if the cop sees you [...]
Barring an unexpected veto, Florida will soon have a new texting and driving law. Here’s a look at the bill that passed the Legislature during last week’s flurry of votes. Texting and driving was already illegal in Florida. How does the new bill change the law? According to the [...]
Florida is poised to join the majority of other states in cracking down on texting while driving by making it a primary offense, according to the Sun Sentinal. The Florida House voted 104-9 on Tuesday in favor of toughening state law to allow police to pull over drivers who [...]
According to an article in the Independent Florida Alligator, my alma mater's newspaper, a new bill proposed in the Florida House of Representatives would prohibit using a phone while driving. On Dec. 17, Florida State Rep. Jackie Toledo proposed the bill that would make texting and driving a primary [...]