New Bill to Ban Texting and Driving Every year, more than 3,000 people die and nearly 400,000 people are hurt in distracted driving-related crashes.
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Bans on Texting and Driving Arizona and Montana are the only two states in the nation that do not currently have a law that bans texting while driving for all or most motorists.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety has vowed to renew its enforcement of distracted driving laws. With this new initiative, the goal is to focus on violations such as speeding, following another vehicle too closely, and failing to use turn signals when changing lanes.
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The family of retired Phoenix firefighter, Tom Hall, is working to create harsher penalties for distracted driving. Hall was killed in April by a distracted driver that was reaching for her phone.
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