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Kansas PTA in Support of Ban on Texting While Driving

With the rise in the in serious head injuries increasing steadily over the last few years with more and more people admitting to talking or, even worse, texting while driving, many law makers have been takes steps toward banning talking and texting while driving. In the most recent government stand against texting and driving, Kansas PTA is taking stands in support of a ban on texting while driving, and on improving the reporting process of student head injuries.

The National Safety Council estimates that at least 1.6 million crashes are caused annually by drivers using cell phones and texting, and the use of texting while driving has soared.

In Washington State, Governor Christine Gregoire signed a bill in 2007 which effectively banned texting while driving, however it classified as a secondary offense, meaning that is only chargable if the driver commits another offense. In addition, to texting, if you are caught talking on your cell while driving that is also a punishable secondary offense.

Although State lawmarkers have been in discussions to have the law changed from a secondary to a first offense, no such bill has been passed.