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Treating Texting While Driving Like a DUI

You are here: Home / Opinion / Treating Texting While Driving Like a DUI
May 26, 2016 by Editorial Staff

Is a DUI like texting while driving TWDWe all know that texting while driving is a horrible habit. There are countless injuries and deaths each year because of FOMO (fear of missing out) with text messages, social media posts and even carelessly using a GPS app while driving. Plenty of people joke about having an “ignition interlock, but for social media” posts, but what if that was a real thing?

If texting while driving (TWD) was treated like a DUI, here’s what you could expect:

  • In most states, you would be arrested for TWD and charged with a criminal offense.
  • You could also face administrative consequences from your DMV, like an automatic license suspension.
  • There would be fines and court costs involved, possible community service and an evaluation of your driving habits.
  • You could be mandated to install an ignition interlock device, but for your mobile phone; you couldn’t operate your vehicle if your phone was within texting distance.
  • Minimum jail time could be a factor.
  • If an injury occurs, or someone is killed while you TWD, you could be in for a felony charge, prison time, etc.

The experts say that a TWD incident is just as dangerous as a DUI, and some even say it can be more dangerous. In the five seconds it takes to check your texts, you’ve driven the length of a football field – that’s a huge margin for error when you’re responsible for your safety and that of your passengers and others on the road. The biggest difference between the two is alcohol – a DUI is “under the influence” of alcohol, while TWD is a choice you make each time you reach for your phone. Since plenty of people forgive a DUI as a common mistake because of the alcohol, that leaves no excuse for a TWD, and plenty of incentive for an ignition interlock for your mobile phone.

Category: Opinion

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