The state ban is now a year old.
The first year of Pennsylvania's ban on texting while driving resulted in 1,302 tickets being given statewide, including 243 in Philadelphia, according to an analysis by AAA Mid-Atlantic. Philadelphia led Pennsylvania counties in total driver-texting tickets given, according to AAA. Police in Montgomery County, with 111 tickets, were No. 2. Delaware County police issued 75, ranking No. 4, and Chester County police issued 49, ranking No. 7. The law took effect March 8, 2012. It made texting while driving a primary offense, which means drivers can be pulled over for it, and it carries a $50 fine. When comparing the ratio of total population to tickets issued, using the 2011 U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, Philadelphia's citation …
Pennsylvania State Police remind drivers that the state's new law prohibiting text-based communication while driving will take effect on March 8. The primary offense will result in a $50 fine.
Pennsylvania’s new law prohibiting text-based communication while driving will take effect at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, making texting while driving a primary offense carrying a $50 fine, according to a press release provided by Pennsylvania State Police and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. "Your most important job when behind the wheel is to focus only on driving. Most people would never close their eyes for five seconds while driving, but that’s how long you take your eyes of the road, or even longer, every time you send or read a text message,” PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch said. “It’s not just your own life you’re risking; it’s the lives and safety of every motorist around you.” The City of Philadelphia already has a …
