Lawmakers in Oregon and Washington are getting set to push a bill that will make texting (sending SMS messages) while driving illegal. It's an extension of laws against talking on cellphones in the car, but this activity is possibly more deadly because your eyes are off the road.

Despite not banning things like eating in the car, fiddling with the dial in the car, or pulling the old "stop short" maneuver, banning texting could actually do something. Both as a deterrent or as a punishment, this may bring down the cases of people texting in cars. Just as long as they don't ban playing with your junk while driving, we're pretty okay with this. – Jason Chen

Legislators Aim At a New Misdeed On the Road: DWT [WSJ via News.com]

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