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DRIVERS' BAN * USA - Wyoming adopts texting-while-driving ban
Cheyenne,Wyoming,USA -Land Line Magazine -March 15, 2010: -- Truckers traveling through Wyoming soon won’t be the only ones banned from texting while driving. Gov. Dave Freudenthal, signed a bill into law Wednesday, March 10, that includes anyone driving under a statewide ban... As of July 1, Wyoming will become the 20th state to outlaw reading, typing or sending text messages while driving down the road... Critics questioned whether Wyoming needed a law specifying that texting while driving is against the law. They pointed out the state already has laws on the books prohibiting careless driving and distracted driving. Others said the texting ban will be difficult to enforce... Supporters said many laws are difficult to enforce, but that is no reason to reject it. They also said a ban would send a message to the public that texting is unsafe... Attempts to curtail distracted driving are increasing in popularity throughout the nation...
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The Department of Transportation is proposing a texting ban for Truckers. To get involved in the discussion and to make sure the agency knows your thoughts on the rule, visit regulationroom.org.
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