The City Commission voted today unanimously to ban drivers from texting in school zones.
The Commission adopted the ban of texting in school zones on first reading today. If adopted on second reading, it is believed Miami would be the first city in Florida to prohibit drivers from texting in school zones.
A study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute has concluded that people who send text messages while driving are 23 times more likely to be in a crash.
In crashes or near crashes, texting takes a driver’s focus away from the road for an average of 4.6 seconds, which is enough time to travel the length of a football field at 55 miles an hour.
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