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Illinois House bans texting...

On Wednesday, the Illinois House placed a ban on texting while driving. This restriction, officials hope, with put an end to driving carelessness and accident-related fatalities.

According to the Chicago Tribune, this law was enacted by Secretary of State Jesse White and among other stipulations, includes a ban on talking on cell phones in school zones.

Passed with an 89-27 vote, the law is now sent on to the Senate, but is still far from being approved. If passed, a “texting offense” would include a traffic violation–such as rolling through a stop sign.

White has previously passed the Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) program, which creates supposedly safer drivers. Through a mix of extended permit time, curfews, and moderation of passengers, the initiative was relatively well-received.

It is yet to be determined whether the texting ban will be equally as lauded.

I’m not exactly sure how texting while driving had to come to a point where the law had to intervene, but I quite support the bill. Here’s hoping that this stops additional senseless car accidents.

For kicks, have a look at this outrageous video of a man texting while riding his motorcyle. Bad news.

-Ileana