A recent story in the Miami Herald discussed how commercial drivers may be banned from text messaging while driving. We ran an article 4 or 5 months ago about the same issue that discussed the correlation between text messaging and accidents.
A recent study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute found that truck drivers sending text messages from the road were 23 times more likely to crash or nearly crash than drivers who were not distracted. This is certainly something truck driving school students should avoid doing while driving. Making a habit of not doing it now will help you resist temptation when you’re out on the road later in life.
This Miami Herald report pointed out that six states require all drivers to use a hands-free device when making phone calls and at least 19 states have now banned all drivers from texting while behind the wheel. This information about state legislature came from the Governors Highway Safety Association.
The Virginia study outlined above seems to be the most quoted study on the issue but other studies have been conducted an arrived at similar or worse results. For example, some experts have said texting while driving is more dangerous than driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Drinking Alcohol while operating a tractor trailer is not permitted. It seems like in the short term the number of states banning text messaging while driving will most likely climb to a point where texting is also not permitted in all states.
When you graduate from truck driving school or even when you’re taking CDL training classes, remember not to text message while you drive.
The original Miami Herald article can be found at http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1337216.html
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