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Updated: 12:25 AM Apr 27, 2010
Legal Spat Kills Texting Ban in Alabama
Montgomery, Ala. Drivers may keep sending text messages while traveling Alabama's highways, because a bill to ban it died in the Senate.
Posted: 11:55 PM Apr 26, 2010Reporter: The Associated Press |
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Drivers may keep sending text messages while traveling Alabama's highways because a fight between an insurance company and lawyers in the state Senate killed a bill to ban it.
Democratic Sen. Roger Bedford and some other lawyers in the Senate insisted the bill include language making sure any texting driver is presumed negligent for causing a traffic accident. ALFA Insurance Company opposed that.
ALFA Services general manager, Paul Pinyan, says that language has not been in any other Alabama traffic law and it created a lot of unknowns. Pinyan says ALFA supported a straightforward ban.
The sponsor, Republican Rep. Jim McClendon, says the bill will be back next year.
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Posted by: Anonymous
on Apr 27, 2010 at 11:51 AM
I agree texting while driving seems like a violation of common sense. But how could companies who offer cell and texting services possibly stop people from texting while they drive? How could they know when someone's even in a car?
Posted by: don
Location: Lauderdale
on Apr 27, 2010 at 11:35 AM
It seems like the Democratic Sen. Roger Bedford was more interested in getting in his idea about the law rather than trying to protect the people of Alabama. Politicans should stop companies from offering the texting services until the company offers a solution to stop drivers from texting while driving.
Posted by: veteran
Location: lauderdale county
on Apr 27, 2010 at 07:19 AM
a spat between lawyers and the insurance company. now why didnt we see this coming. i cant wait to see if alabama will ever catch up with the rest of the country. next they will have to tackle marrage between brothers and sisters, that will probably never pass either.
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