Story Created:
Jul 9, 2009 at 10:36 AM CDT
Story Updated:
Jul 9, 2009 at 4:52 PM CDT
Teens - put your phones down when you are behind the wheel.
Thursday, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signed
a bill that prohibits drivers 21 and younger from texting while driving.
The new law, which goes into effect August 28, makes illegal "reading, sending or writing a text message" while driving.
The law allows texting while driving if you are calling in an emergency, reporting a crime, or you are commercial truck driver communicating with a dispatcher.
A
AAA survey found 46% of teens say they send text messages while driving. Studies have compared the risk of texting while driving to that of drunk driving.
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