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January 24, 2008

House Against Texting While Driving

The House voted 107-47 to ban the use of handheld gadgets while driving. Using a headset is OK, but anyone caught with a gadget in hand will be fined $100.

According to the AP, anyone who can show they are making an emergency call won't be fined.

Now the bill goes to the Senate. Given the strong approval for the bill, start shopping for headsets. Bostonist has also provided tips on how to get through Crackberry Withdrawal.

Image from Blackberry's website.

By Caroline Roberts in News | Link | Comments (2) | Recommend this! (2) |

Tags: crackberries, crackberry, driving, news, texting, transportation

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[1] | 01/24/08 05:14PM

I'm gonna call my local representative from my cell phone while driving on 93 to let him know that I am opposed to this bill.

Hopefully I won't crash.

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[2] | 01/24/08 08:26PM

I never thought I would paraphrase Jeff Foxworthy in this lifetime, but here goes: "You might be a crackberry addict if ..."

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