Quote: It takes your eyes off the road, on average, for five seconds at a time and travelling at 55 miles an hour, that's like driving the length of a football field completely blind," Vickers said.
Paraphrase: This quote is saying that texting takes your eyes off of the road and if you are driving 55 miles per hour you might as well drive on a football field blind because you are causing the same amount of damage when you text and drive.
Summary: South Carolina is proposing a ban on texting while driving. One of the two proposals is to ban texting while driving for drivers under the age of 18 unless it is an emergency situation, with violations resulting in a $50 misdemeanor. The second proposal is to make texting while driving or any other cell phone use illegal for all SC motorists. In North Carolina the consequences for texting while driving can result in a $100 fine plus court costs, but no drivers license points or insurance surcharge. This article talks about the laws that SC is proposing to ban texting while driving.
Citation:
Marks , John. "Texting while driving may soon be illegal in S.C.." Lake Wylie Pilot (SC) 16 Feb 2010, Print.
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