Texting Ban Proposed for ALL Missouri Drivers
Texting for drivers 21 years of age and under was banned in Missouri this summer. Now Jefferson City, MO lawmakers want to ban texting for all Missouri drivers.
Because sending text messages from a cell phone or other hand-held device is one of the most dangerous things a driver can do on the road, and because this particular form of distracted driving has proven to be responsible for Missouri car accidents and catastrophic accident injuries, our firm is very much in favor of the proposed ban.
We don’t yet have Missouri car accident statistics from MoDOT on texting and driving, but we know that the national estimate is 6000 motor vehicle accidents deaths tied to distracted driving. A study we reported on in a previous blog showed that the collision risk for truck accidents was more than 20 times greater if the driver was sending or receiving text messages.
MoDOT has already banned texting for its employees and in favor of a texting ban for all ages. Obviously, texting has doubled since last year and over one billion text messages were sent last year alone world wide.
The proposed bill that bans texting for all drivers will be presented and voted on in the 2010 Missouri Legislative session. Please let your legislators know that you support an all-ages ban on texting to reduce Missouri car accidents for all drivers, not just young drivers.
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