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In The News
On April 1, 2008 the Florida Senate Transportation Committee unanimously passed out a bill that bans texting while operating a motor vehicle for people of all ages. The language was an amendment to the bill sponsored by Senator Carey Baker, Republican from District 20. Senator Baker's bill also bans the use of cell phones by anyone 18 and younger while operating a motor vehicle.
Senator Baker, and his Committee, should be applauded for making the streets of Florida safer for all citizens.
Click here for the Bill History.
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Other News
Under the Influence of a Cellular Phone (Sun-Sentinel.com, 2/29/08) 
Hawaii Considers DWT Ban (KALEO.org, 2/7/08)
Several States Trying to Ban Texting While Driving (CNN.com, 1/21/08)
Texting Kills Two in New Zealand (Stuff.co.ze, The Dominion Post, 1/17/08)
Virginia Considers Ban on Driving While Texting (WashingtonPost.com, 1/12/08)
STUDY: The Impact of Driver Inattention
on Near-Crash/Crash Risk (US Department of Transportation, April 2006)
Fatal hit-run driver was texting, DA says (Boston.com, The Boston Journal, 12/29/07)
Should
Driving While Texting Be A Crime? (MSN.com for The
Wall Street Journal)
AZ
Ordinance: Text-Free is the Way to be While Driving (GCCvoice.com,
10/3/07)
Texting
While Driving Should be Illegal (FoxNews.com,
9/18/07)
Texting
while driving is killing people (Salt
Lake Tribune, 8/21/07)
Text
messaging to blame for fatal accident (AZCentral.com,
8/14/07)
Facts
& Statistics: Cell phones and driving (Insurance
Information Institute, August 2007)
Texting
results in Deadly Crash (Newcastle, England,
7/22/07)
Texting
suspected in 5
girls' deaths (ABCnews.com,
7/14/07)
Washington
State bans texting while driving (NetworkWorld.com,
5/12/07)
Radio
Interview about text messaging
while driving (WA House Republicans Website,
April 2007) 
Driving
While Texting: A Clear Dangerl (CBSnews.com,
11/22/06)
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