Missouri still doesn't ban texting while driving for all drivers | stltoday.com

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More than 100 laws took effect in Missouri this week, but for another year, a statewide ban on texting while driving isn’t among them.

In 2009, the Missouri legislature passed a ban for drivers 21 and under, but after several attempts, no stricter legislation has made it past committee. Missouri is one of only four states – the others including Arizona, Montana and Texas – that don’t ban texting for all drivers.

“It seems like such a no-brainer, doesn’t it?” said Sen. Jill Schupp, a Creve Coeur Democrat who sponsored the most recent effort to ban the practice statewide. She also pushed for a law that would require all drivers to wear seat belts, which similarly stalled in the 2016 legislative session.

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Missouri still doesn't ban texting while driving for all drivers | stltoday.com

MoBikeFed comment: A ban on texting while driving for all drivers is among our legislative priorities for 2017.