State-wide Ban on Texting while Driving
By: Administrator
Updated: September 18, 2012
No doubt you've seen people behind the wheel of their car texting and driving.
That's about to change.
Governor Tom Corbett is expected to sign a state wide bill into law tomorrow that will ban texting while driving.
Some say it's long overdue.
The City of Erie already has a ban on using a mobile device including talking, texting or emailing while driving.
It's been a secondary offense in the city since 2009.
But Govoner Corbett is set to ban texting while driving across the state - and it will be a primary offense.
McDowell High School Driver's Education teacher says students have a tough time putting their phones down.
Texting may be a new generation obsession, but it's affecting everyone.
It's a bill that many people say will help drivers realize the severity of taking their focus off the road.
Governor Corbett is expected to sign the bill tomorrow at a cell phone store in Camp Hill.
The law won't go into affect until March.
