SIGN THE PETITION TO PASS THE BAN ON TEXTING AND TALKING ON HAND-HELD CELL PHONES WHILE DRIVING

Studies from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Virginia Tech, Carnegie Mellon and the University of Utah have all shown that drivers who talk on their cell phones are three to four times more likely to be involved in a crash. A new study from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute found that drivers who text while driving are 23 times more likely to be involved in a crash than when not texting.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation says that hand-held cell phones contributed to 1,245 crashes on Pennsylvania roadways in 2007. In contrast, there were 56 crashes on the state's roadways attributed to hands-free cell phones during the same year.

Talking on a hand-held cell phone or texting while driving is a dangerous driver distraction. We therefore request that the Pennsylvania General Assembly enact legislation (H.B. 538) that bans both texting and talking on a hand-held cell phone while driving on all public roads in Pennsylvania.

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