LaHood Touts New Hawaii Ban On Texting-While-Driving

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The Hill has this story. Excerpt:

Outgoing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Wednesday praised officials in Florida and Hawaii for passing laws to ban texting-while-driving.

LaHood has waged a vocal campaign against distracted driving during his tenure at the Department of Transportation (DOT), and noted that more than 40 states now have prohibitions against texting behind the wheel.

“I commend Gov. [Neil] Abercrombie [D] and the Hawaii legislature for taking an important stand against the danger of distracted driving,” LaHood said in a statement. …

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