Personal Injury Law

Georgia House & Senate Pass Ban On Texting While Driving

It does not take a Georgia injury lawyer to appreciate the dangers of texting while driving. Each day in Atlanta and elsewhere, we see people glued to the screen on their phones, even during rush hours. Many serious automobile accidents, truck accidents and motorcycle accidents are caused by people texting or reading text messages. Tragically, many wrongful deaths result from such conduct. Fortunately the Georgia House of Representatives and the Georgia Senate have passed SB 360 by a 131 to 19 vote. The bill bans all texting and driving; and cell phone use altogether by young drivers. The Senate version of the bill, HB 23, which passed unanimously, would ban cell phone use by all drivers between the ages of 16 and 17 and those with a Class D license. Any offender in that category, causing an accident while texting or using a cell phone would be suspended for 90 days or until the person turns 18 for the first offense and they would be fined. There are some differences between the House version and the Senate version and these will have to be ironed out but it is a step in the right direction.

If you or a loved one has been seriously injured in an automobile accident as a result of someone texting or talking on a cell phone, call the Georgia injury lawyers at Finch McCranie, LLP to discuss your rights.

Full post as published by Georgia Injury Lawyer Blog on April 28, 2010 (boomark / email).