Rep. Jim McClendon’s latest attempt at banning texting while driving in Alabama has passed its first test at the state House.
Last week, House Bill 2, which would make texting while driving illegal in the state, was unanimously approved in a 92-0 vote. Under the proposed measure, first time offenders would be hit by a $25 [...]

Over the past three years, Rep. Jim McClendon has tried to convince fellow lawmakers that Alabama needed to ban texting while driving. Unfortunately, his efforts were in vain as each time, the Senate rejected the proposition. This time around, it appears that Rep. McClendon may have found an ally in the Senate to help him [...]

Some politicians are tenacious.  Rep. Jim McClendon’s tenacity may eventually help to ban texting while driving in Alabama.
House Bill 103, also dubbed as the “TTYL Act”, is looking to ban the act of driving a vehicle on an Alabama highway or street while using a wireless telecommunication device to write, send, or read text or [...]

There is no statewide law against texting while driving in Alabama, but it doesn’t stop cities from coming up with their own ordinance on the subject.  Last week, the city of Demopolis became the latest to ban texting while driving. 
A driver caught texting while drivingin the city will face a fine up to $50 or [...]

Who said teenagers aren’t involved in politics?  Thanks to the efforts of a 15-year-old girl, the city on Daphne, Alabama will become the latest municipality in the state to ban texting while driving.
Over the summer, Jasmine Lee, a 15-year-old Bayside Academy student, became Alabama Junior Teen Queen.  In August, she spoke before the city’s Public [...]

A bill to ban texting while driving died earlier this year in the Alabama Senate.  After seeing the numbers compiled by the University of Alabama’s Center for Advanced Public Safety, you wonder why. 
Since June 2009, at least 1,466 car crashes were caused by a distracted driver.  While the number may seem low compared to the [...]

The state of Alabama may not have put a ban on texting while driving yet, but some cities are moving forward on the issue.  On July 22, the Huntsville City Council became the 5th city in the state to make texting while driving illegal.
Proposed by Huntsville mayor Tommy Battle, the ordinance prohibits drivers from sending [...]

Legislators in Alabama were mostly in favor of banning texting while driving this year.  Unfortunately, it didn’t turn out that way.
House Bill 35 would have prohibited text messaging while driving on Alabama’s roads. Fines would have been of 25$ for a first offense, up to 75$.  It received a large approval in a 95-3 vote [...]

It seems these days, many cities move faster than their state.  At least, it is the case with Roanoke, Alabama.
The city passed a new ordinance on February 24 banning all email or text messaging while driving.  Tappears the city council agreed that while cell phone may have helped to quickly report emergencies in the past, [...]