Tomorrow, Friday, August 31, 2012, the Ohio texting while driving ban will go into effect. Â There’s only one catch, authorities will not be handing out tickets to offenders for another 6 months. Â Offenders will only be given a warning if they are caught.
The law is multi-faceted. Â First, drivers over the age of 18 can only be pulled over for texting while driving if the act of texting while driving is a secondary offense. Â Drivers must first be pulled over for speeding, reckless driving or another primary offense. Â Second, drivers under the age of 18 will be prohibited for any form of cell phone use while driving. Â For drivers under the age of 18, using a cell phone while driving will be a primary offense.
When the ban goes into effect, Ohio will be the 39th state to ban texting while driving.
Below is a map the illustrates state-by-state cell phone laws.
