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Drivers For Savings | Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 01:02PM The focus of Drivers for Savings is to save people money. So here's an idea: don't text while driving and avoid a costly ticket.
July 1 means Michigan's new ban on texting while driving goes into effect.
As the Detroit Free Press reports:
Starting Thursday, texting will be outlawed, as Michigan joins 28 other states in banning texting while driving.
It's not going to stop the practice -- that will come with time, just as drunken driving has decreased and more motorists buckle up, said Anne Readett, spokeswoman for the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning. But, she said, "simply changing the law will change a lot of people's behavior."
Agree with the ban or not, local police can write you a ticket. And, if you're looking to save money, you can put the phone down, avoid that ticket and avoid an accident.
Drive safely.