Senate Bill 1352 (the texting while driving bill) passed the Senate Transportation Committee today unanimously. It was great to see so many concerned Idahoans come out to testify on behalf of this bill. I was also very pleased to see a large number of high school students participate in testimony, and all were in favor of this legislation.
Senator John McGee
Updates from the Senator of District 10
Feb 25 2010
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Craig Fisher
Mar 8th 2010, 6:52 pm
I am very enthused to see this bill get through. I will be really thrilled to see it signed by the Governor. This legislation is long over-due. Next, a bill to forbid cell phone usage while driving needs to be passed. Especially for dense or in-city traffic. I do not find it a problem to tell a caller to hold while I pull over, out of traffic, and converse. With all of the technical knowledge available for cell phone users, such as Blu-Tooth, I see no need for a person to be holding their cell phone while driving. I find, from personal experiences while driving, people talking on their cell phones while driving are not attentive drivers. They delay traffic and cause accidents and near misses. We really need to address a bill to correct this problem like other states have done.
Johnny Banana
Mar 15th 2010, 1:59 am
I agree with the first comment. We do need legislation or enforcement of the current inattentive law to include using a cell phone while driving. If it rings, pull over and then answer the call.