A State-by-State Map of the Penalties for Texting While Driving

At this stage , we ’ve all hear William Tell of the many dangers of using smartphones while driving . And we ’ve all probably also discount those risk at one degree or another , which has head 47 state of matter to establish bans on what ’s now become the leading cause of death for teenage drivers — texting . So how much will you be coughing up for all that behind - the - wheel screen tapping ?

Mother Jones has put together this state - by - United States Department of State mapof max penalisation for first - meter wrongdoer , and accord to where you inhabit , the answer can vary wildly — anywhere between $ 20 and $ 10,000 , in fact . A few states even only have bans on bus driver and/or Modern driver ; four have absolutely no ban at all . That fact ’s especially disconcert when you realize that nearly a XII teens die every single day from the human activity .

So consider that3,092 multitude diedin a cell headphone - related crash in 2011 ( with an extra 20,000 being wound ) , we all might do well to follow Alaska ’s lead . [ Mother Jones ]

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