Potential Consequences of Texting While Driving in Massachusetts

Since 2010, it has been illegal to text while driving in MA. And although drivers in MA were still permitted to talk on their cell phones for the next six years, a complete ban on the use of hand-held devices while driving was passed in 2016. The ban not only applies to cell phones; drivers are prohibited from entering information into a GPS, or any other hand-held device. Currently, the fines for violating this law are $100 for the first offense, $250 for the second offense, and $500 for the third offense. “Although traffic accidents and deaths are dropping, the number of accidents that are caused involving cell phones are going up,” said Senate President Stan Rosenberg, D-Amherst. “A lot of people’s lives are being put in danger as a result of people who are using their cell phones, and it’s just time to sweep that source of problem off the table here.” And make no mistake, police are enforcing these laws. A MA motor vehicle accident…

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