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Originally Posted by Neilk
That's crazy "According to state officials, in 2015 more than 105,000 traffic crashes in Texas involved distracted driving, leading to at least 476 fatalities."
The law is stupid though. How is it going to be enforced... "Sorry officer, I was on Facebook, not texting, so bite me!". What will happen then? I agree distracted driving needs to be reduced and I guess this law is better than no law, but it sounds half assed.
Couple of questions, can you text while at a red light? If you have a car that has auto-pilot, can text and ride while in AP mode?
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City of Denton ran into the same issue with their 1st pass at a ban a couple of years ago.
They realized it was barely enforceable as written and this year amended for a full on ban.
Basically if you pick up the phone, it's a ticket.
You can still use hands free, as long as you don't touch the phone.
It's on the books now and may take some time to fix the enforcement issue but it is a start.