State-wide texting-while-driving ban now in effect

Thursday, July 5, 2012

A state law that took affect Sunday makes it illegal for drivers to write, send or receive electronic text messages behind the wheel.

The bill signed by Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter in April mades Idaho the 37th state to enact a texting-while-driving ban.

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It's about time to have a good law such as that! All to many times driving from Caldwell to Boise do I see people(usually young) texting while they are driving in heavy traffic.They need a hefty fine to go along with the infraction and then the next step is to have law enforcement enforce the law to the highest degree.

-- Posted by gargantua88 on Thu, Jul 5, 2012, at 8:52 AM
Is this just for texting or receiving calls too??? In my opinion I'm 19 years old and a mother of a 2yr old... and most people my age I see driving around talking on the phone and not paying attention to the wheel at all... its too dangerous to operate a phone at all while driving!!! I own a an android smart phone!!! And most people these days only use smart phones as well in my opinion its way too dangerous to even consider using a smart phone while driving!!! In my case being a mom I'm a worry-wort... and I'd rather miss a call or txt than put anyone in risk especially my little girl!!!!

-- Posted by ep208 on Mon, Jul 9, 2012, at 4:11 PM

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