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Texting while driving continues to be the hot topic for traffic law in the national media. The behavior has become an epidemic and legislation may be introduced by the federal government to address Public Transit and the trucking industry. The federal government is considering law to ban text messaging by bus drivers and truckers traveling across state lines. In addition, bus drivers and truckers may be prevented from using cell phones while driving, except in emergencies. President Obama has signed an executive order preventing all federal staff from texting while driving. States may be forced to ban texting while driving based on recently proposed legislation that would strip states that fail to ban the behavior of federal highway funds. .
A recent poll in the New York Times stated 97 percent of American support a ban on texting behind the wheel. Fifty percent of those that were polled believe texting while driving should be punished in the same manner as a DUI. The state of Utah has the toughest legislation for those that text and drive. Drivers can face up to 15 years of jail time under certain circumstances.
A driver that is texting behind the wheel creates a level of danger similar to a drunk driver or a motorist using drugs. Technology may be the a stop gap savior to the problem. Numerous applications have been introduced to disable texting in driving circumstances. The applications are being targeted towards parents and use the phones GPS system to detect the speed of the car.
This has sparked lots of debate among legislators across the country about how to reduce multitasking behind the wheel.

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