Posted: | September 6, 2019 02:49 PM |
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From: | Representative Steven R. Malagari |
To: | All House members |
Subject: | Increasing Penalties for Texting While Driving |
As you read this, approximately 800,000 drivers are operating a vehicle while at the same time using a mobile device. These distracted drivers will claim the lives of over 3,000 individuals this year, which, on average, amounts to 9 deaths per day – all because a driver valued a text message or a social media post over safety. Other states are attacking this offense head on, but, sadly, our state is lagging behind. Many of our neighbors have a tiered system of penalties, but in Pennsylvania, the penalty for texting while driving is a meager $50 fine. I’m introducing legislation to increase this penalty. Under my bill, an individual found guilty of engaging in text-based communication while driving will be subject to the following:
Join me in cracking down on texting while driving and help to keep our roads safe. |
Introduced as HB2132