A Missouri law banning anyone under the age of 21 goes into affect today. The absurdity of the law is both a waste of tax payer’s money and ironic. My point, does the law promote the usage of text messaging over the age of 21.
How is it adults, presumably born with logic, would waste the time and taxpayer’s money by passing this law? If drinking while driving is outlawed, this law should outlaw the activity for all ages.
Statistics prove the stupidity of this law. Text messaging while driving increases the likelihood of a fatal accident exponentially. Some statistics report a 2700% increase.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported on August 25, 2009 a judge awarded $18 million to a man who was hurt in a St. Louis County pileup. In this case the driver of the truck, who caused a multiple-death car pile up, was reaching for a cell phone. How devastating would the results be if he was text messaging?
