Feds ban texts by truckers, bus drivers
Friday, January 29th, 2010
US Department of Transportation
Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 12:58pm CST
Feds ban texts by truckers, bus drivers
Austin Business Journal - by Mike Sunnucks
The U.S. Department of Transportation Tuesday banned commercial truck and bus drivers from texting while driving.
DOT Secretary Ray LaHood said violators could face fines of up to $2,750. He said the ban will help reduce accidents, citing studies that show drivers who are texting while driving 55 miles per hour have their eyes off the road for the length of a football field. Texting drivers are 20 times more likely to get in an accident than those not distracted while driving, according to DOT.
[via Austin Business Journal]