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Will texting while driving be banned in Florida this year?

Megan Warman, a senior at Crestview High School, was buried last weekend. She was fatally injured on January 27 in a rollover accident. Megan was texting when her Chevrolet Cavalier veered into the median and crashed.

Her wrecked car has been towed to the high school parking lot to remind students of the dangers of texting while driving. The school and Megan’s family now want to raise the students’ and the public’s awareness of the risks of texting and distracted driving.

Megan’s uncle had warned her that the car would be taken away if she was ever caught texting behind the wheel, according to the NWF Daily News, adding that lecturing is not good enough. Young drivers simply do not realize the speed with which they can lose control of their vehicle. It takes less than two seconds for a car to steer away from the lane and hit the guardrail. Most of the 5,500 people who died in texting while driving accidents in the country were aged 20 or younger.

While DUI-laws have not eliminated drunken driving in Florida, the absence of stringent rules and strict enforcement would probably have made the situation far worse. Everyone agrees that banning texting while driving is the necessary first step. In 2010 a Senate bill on distracted driving passed 34-4 but died in the House. There is hope that renewed efforts in 2011 will be more successful.

If you or a loved one has been hurt in a car, truck or motorcycle crash caused by distracted driving, drunken driving or texting while driving, call immediately the Ormond Beach auto accident attorneys of Johnson & Gilbert for a FREE discussion of your case.

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