If a series of bills passes in Florida state legislature, the state’s texting while driving laws may be strengthened. <\/p>\n
A state senator and two state representatives have filed bills that would make texting while driving a primary offense, add penalties when a fatal crash occurs because of a driver using a cell phone, and ban cell phone use in school zones.<\/p>\n
The \u201cBan on Texting While Driving\u201d law was passed by the state legislature in 2012. Florida was the 41st state to pass such legislation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, in Florida, texting while behind the wheel has been established as a secondary offense — meaning that police officers must have a separate reason to pull a driver over. They can only issue a ticket for texting while driving in addition to the citation for the other offense.<\/p>\n
The current law also allows for several exceptions, such as using a cellphone for GPS navigation or to listen to (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If a series of bills passes in Florida state legislature, the state’s texting while driving laws may be strengthened. A state senator and two state representatives have filed bills that would make texting while driving a primary offense, add penalties…<\/span><\/p>\n