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posted on June 22, 2009

Number of States Banning Texting While Driving Doubles in 2009

North Carolina becomes 14th state to ban dangerous driving habit

North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue signed a law June 19 banning all drivers from text messaging while driving. The Tar Heel state becomes the 14th state with this law. In just the first six months of 2009, seven new states have passed broad texting while driving bans, bringing the total to 14 plus the District of Columbia. As of December 2008, only seven states plus D.C. had enacted similar legislation.


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