Alabama leaders are calling distracted driving an “epidemic on our roads.” ALDOT is now pushing for harsher laws that could change your driving habits.
Right now in the state, it’s legal to have your phone in your hand while you’re driving. You can be checking directions or changing a song, it is only illegal to text and drive. But, ALDOT officials report seeing more drivers with continuous phone use and are working to make it all illegal.
Right now in Alabama, it’s only illegal to text and drive, but there’s a new bill set to go to Montgomery in March 2023 that would make it illegal to drive while holding your phone. ALDOT reports that 49 roadway deaths in 2021 were linked to distracted driving, but Green said there’s likely even more.
While you can be pulled over right now for texting and driving, Green said the penalties are low for first time offenders. She said they’re still working on the punishments for the hands-free bill.
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