when did no texting and driving become a law
Texting while driving Texting while driving is generally outlawed for drivers in all states and the District of Columbia except Arizona, Montana, Missouri, and Texas. The state of Texas prohibits school bus drivers from texting while transporting a child under the age of 17.[39] The following states have laws that restrict those who are underage and/or those with learner's permits from texting while driving: Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas.[40] Missouri also bans all commercial drivers from texting and cell phone use.[41] Law that were enacted in Kentucky in 2010, Indiana in 2011 and Ohio in 2012 banned texting for all drivers, as well as those who are under 18 from using cell phones while driving. The latter feature is unusual in that a driver with an unrestricted licenses is subject to the ban; most states that have banned cell phone usage by young drivers apply their laws only to those holders of either a restricted or graduated licenses.