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Dayton Daily News...
House
approves texting-while-driving
ban
By William Hershey
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
By
an overwhelming bipartisan
majority, the House Tuesday approved legislation that would ban texting
while
driving.
The
vote was 88-10. The bill now goes
to the Senate where Jason Mauk, spokesman for President Tom Niehaus,
R-New
Richmond, said it was “premature” to say what might happen.
Consideration would
not come before the fall, however, Mauk indicated.
House
Bill 99 is jointly sponsored by
Rep. Rex Damschroder, a Fremont Republican, and Rep. Nancy Garland, a
Columbus
Democrat.
“”This
is more dangerous than drunk
driving,” Damschroder said.
“This
is about saving lives,” said
Garland.
Thirty-four
other states and Washington,
D.C. ban texting while driving for all drivers, according to the
Governors
Highway Safety Association.
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it at the Dayton Daily News
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