{"id":343,"date":"2010-04-14T14:37:45","date_gmt":"2010-04-14T20:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wis-injury.com\/blog\/?p=343"},"modified":"2010-04-14T14:37:45","modified_gmt":"2010-04-14T20:37:45","slug":"wisconsin-senate-passes-bill-banning-texting-while-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wis-injury.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/wisconsin-senate-passes-bill-banning-texting-while-driving.html","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Senate Passes Bill Banning Texting While Driving"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

As expected, the Wisconsin State Senate Tuesday passed a bill that prohibits texting while driving. Gov. Jim Doyle is expected to sign the legislation. http:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/news\/statepolitics\/90793699.html<\/a><\/p>\r\n

\u00a0The Senate voted 30-3 in favor of the texting ban, which still faces a vote, a formality, in the state Assembly in the next few days, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.<\/p>\r\n

\u00a0The Senate was approving a bill passed by the Assembly in January, but the Senate changed the penalties mandated for violations of the ban. The Senate mandated fines of $20 to $400 for violations. The Assembly had set penalties of up to $400 for a first offense and from $200 to $800 for a second offense.<\/p>\r\n

\u00a0Right now 19 states and Washington, D.C., bar motorists from texting while they are driving, according to the National Conference of State Legislators.<\/p>\r\n

\u00a0Several studies cited by the Journal Sentinel found that the distraction of texting increases the risk of accidents.<\/p>\r\n

\u00a0Wisconsin\u2019s texting ban will take effect seven months after Gov. Doyle signs it.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

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As expected, the Wisconsin State Senate Tuesday passed a bill that prohibits texting while driving. Gov. Jim Doyle is expected to sign the legislation. http:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/news\/statepolitics\/90793699.html \u00a0The Senate voted 30-3 in favor of the texting ban, which still faces a vote, a formality, in the state Assembly in the next few days, according to the Milwaukee […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[418,417,416],"class_list":["post-343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-driver-distractions","tag-motorist-texting-ban","tag-wisconsin-texting-ban"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t