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January 15, 2008

House panel to air bills banning drivers from 'texting'

The House Corporations Committee is slated to hold a hearing today on bills that would prohibit people from sending text messages while driving.

One bill is sponsored by Rep. Joanne M. Giannini, D-Providence, and the other bill is sponsored by Rep. Joseph McNamara, D-Warwick.

A survey last year by AAA and Seventeen magazine found that 46 percent of drivers 16- and 17 years old said they text-message while driving, according to a New York Times article. Several states already have a ban on such messaging.

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 5:07 PM | Permalink

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