I am urging you to act immediately to send a message to Sen Smitherman and your AL state senate representative.  Use some of the words below at let them know that a ban on texting would be a good first step AND PLEASE PASS THIS BILL.

Why?  Because if it’s illegal to text while driving, although enforcement would be difficult and near impossible, when a texting driver kills a cyclist or get in a wreck, it no longer will be “Just an Accident”.

Phone records can prove the infraction, just like a blood test or breathalyzer proves a driver is drunk.  Then, the driver can be cited with this offense as well as vehicular homicide, if a fatality occurs due to his/her negligence.

Find your AL state senator by your zip code:  http://www.legislature.state.al.us/misc/zipsearch.html 

Senator Smitherman can be reached by phone at (334) 242-7870 in his Montgomery office,(205) 322-0012 in his Birmingham office, or by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Janie H. Miernik