No texting while driving !

In a recent article called Siri-ously: talk, don’t text, while driving in Pennsylvania there is a new law. A law where you can’t drive and text! You can’t still talk on the phone while driving, however it is against the law to text while driving. 

According to the article, the statewide law gives police the authority to pull over those texting and give them $50 fine. It prohibits motorists from sending texts or emails while driving, but still allows them to talk on a mobile device.

           However, now that new smart phones can send a text buy a voice activated system some people are confused to if that is against the la still. Because if you are speaking the text that is considered talking while driving, and talking while driving is NOT against the law. 

Though, according to the article "using voice recognition would appear to violate the ban since a text is still being sent. The bill states that a driver can't use a wireless device to send, read or write a text while the vehicle is in motion."

In my opinion, this new law is a good idea. I believe that there will probably be less car accidents due to this new law. My reason is because texting while driving is one of the main ways people have car accidents. I think that texting and driving is very dangerous! According to the article authorities blame 14,000 crashes in Pennsylvania in 2010 on distracted driving in which 68 people died.

Maybe this new law can help prevent so many people from dyeing and being in accidents. This is why I think this is a good law!