Governor Kasich to sign bill banning texting while driving
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Posted: 06/01/2012
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio is poised to become the 39th state to prohibit texting while driving.
Gov. John Kasich is scheduled to sign a ban Friday on writing, reading and sending texts from behind the wheel.
The measure includes a stricter crackdown on teen drivers' use of electronic devices. Minors would be banned from using cellphones, iPads or other electronics while driving.
Texting would be a secondary offense for adult drivers. That means they could be ticketed for typing messages only if they were first pulled over for another offense, such as running a red light.
Teens could more easily be pulled over for violating the texting ban.
According to the Governors Highway Safety Association, the measure would be among the broadest in the country in terms of teen distracted driving restrictions.
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