Highway safety group gets behind texting and driving ban

Using a cell phone while driving has never been a good idea, but recent research says that texting and driving increases drivers' chances of getting into an accident exponentially. Now, a highway safety group is using that research to justify its support for a ban on the activity across all US states. [ars technica via TXTResponsibly.org]

The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) originally opposed enacting anti-texting-and-driving laws on the grounds that enforcement would be difficult. The GHSA still believes this, but says that recent evidence has pushed it to reconsider supporting the ban.

"The action by the GHSA membership is based on the fact that texting while driving is indisputably a distraction and a serious highway safety problem," GHSA Chairman Vernon F. Betkey Jr. said in a statement. "If every state passes a texting ban, it will send a message to the public that this dangerous practice is unacceptable. We can begin to change the culture that has permitted distracted driving."

More in GHSA press release.

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