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Virginia Senate May Make Texting and Driving a Primary Offense


Posted on Jan 26, 2012

While texting and driving is currently illegal in Virginia, the act is categorized as a secondary offense. This means that police cannot pull drivers over based solely on suspicion of texting and driving.

Senate May Making Texting and Driving in Virginia a Primary Offense

While there is still a lot of debate surrounding Virginia's texting and driving laws, the Senate Transportation Committee recently approved a bill that would allow police to pull over any drivers suspected of texting and driving. Now, police can only cite drivers who are pulled over for another offense, such as speeding or reckless driving.

Senator George L. Barker, D-Fairfax, is the sponsor of the bill. He believes that the law would discourage people from texting and driving, which is a growing cause for concern in Virginia and nationwide.

Barker, when reporting to the committee, stated that drivers who text are 23 times more likely to be involved in a fatal accident than driver who refrain from texting and driving. The Senator believes that stricter texting laws have the potential to prevent a serious car accident in Norfolk and state wide.

"People don't want the risk of getting caught," he said. "It does encourage greater compliance."

The Next Step for the Virginia Texting Bill

Now that the bill has been passed in committee, it will go before the Virginia State Senate for a final vote. It is believed that the bill will be voted on within the year.

The Virginia Beach car accident lawyers at Tavss Fletcher have seen the impact that distracted driving has on accident victims. We will be watching this story closely and will bring you updates as they become available.

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