Alabama Panel Passes Texting While Driving Bill

February 10, 2012

An Alabama House committee has approved a bill that would ban sending or reading text messages while driving.

The bill by Republican Rep. Jim McClendon of Springville passed the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday. It would fine drivers $25 for the first offense, $50 for the second offense and $75 the third time caught texting while driving.

Drivers would also receive one point on the driver’s license for each citation. Twelve points can cause a driver to lose his or her driver’s license.

Last session, the proposed texting ban passed the House and died in the Senate.

McClendon said texting while driving is as dangerous as driving drunk.

The bill goes to the full House for debate.

Topics Personal Auto Alabama

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  • February 15, 2012 at 8:14 am
    SusieQinthe Midwest says:
    Wisconsin recently passed a law that bans texting and driving. Prior to that we had something like 10-12 accidents in a short time span due to that including a Semi that hit a... read more
  • February 13, 2012 at 11:03 pm
    Doug says:
    Seriously? The fines described in the article hardly serve as a deterient against texting while drving. Let's get serious about the problem.
  • February 12, 2012 at 9:47 am
    Water Bug says:
    Yes, texting while driving is dangerous and stupid. So is making waffles on the dashboard or turning around to swat unruly brats in the back seat. The texting driver will get ... read more

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