Friday, December 18, 2009
Beshear Prohibits Texting For State Workers
KENTUCKY....
According to estimates from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, driver distraction and inattention contributes, nationwide, to 25% of police-responded traffic crashes. According to Kentucky State Police, more than 53,000 crashes occurred in Kentucky last year due to driver distraction, resulting in almost 200 fatalities and more than 15,000 injuries. Wednesday, Governor Steve Beshear signed an executive order to prohibit state employees from text messaging while driving government-owned vehicles....exempting agency heads who use text messaging for law enforcement, security or emergencies. Three lawmakers have pre-filed bills that would set various penalties for texting while driving, and Beshear says he would support legislation in the 2010 General Assembly to prohibit everyone from texting while driving.
According to estimates from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, driver distraction and inattention contributes, nationwide, to 25% of police-responded traffic crashes. According to Kentucky State Police, more than 53,000 crashes occurred in Kentucky last year due to driver distraction, resulting in almost 200 fatalities and more than 15,000 injuries. Wednesday, Governor Steve Beshear signed an executive order to prohibit state employees from text messaging while driving government-owned vehicles....exempting agency heads who use text messaging for law enforcement, security or emergencies. Three lawmakers have pre-filed bills that would set various penalties for texting while driving, and Beshear says he would support legislation in the 2010 General Assembly to prohibit everyone from texting while driving.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 4:20 PM 
