do u txt whl drvng?

• Position: LAW - Driving while texting law - Brief article

Drivers who tap out text messages the wheel in Washington State now risk a fine of $101. Governor Christine Gregoire has signed the nation's first law to ban "D.W.T."--driving white texting--with a cell phone or other mobile device. The new law was prompted by an accident Last December in which a driver, apparently fixated on his Blackberry, caused a five-car pileup. New Jersey's Legislature is also considering a D.W.T. law, which would carry a $250 fine. Some officials oppose such laws because they...