California governor Arnold “The Terminator” Schwarzenegger signed a bill yesterday banning text messaging while driving. The text messaging law will go into effect January 1, 2009.
If someone is caught texting while driving they face a fine of $20 for a first offense and $50 for each additional offense.
There are also claims that text messaging while driving is more dangerous than drinking and driving. A number of people who text message while they drive on a regular basis have said that they have had numerous close calls varying from almost hitting people while crossing the street to rear-ending the vehicle in front of them.
So if text messaging while driving is said to be more dangerous than a person who has a couple drinks with dinner and drives home and gets arrested for DUI, why is it that people who get stopped for texting while driving only get a slap on the wrist with a ticket and a $20 fine?
