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Sphere: Related ContentSome Virginia lawmakers want drivers to take their thumbs off the keyboards and put them back on the steering wheel while cruising down Virginia’s roads.
They are tackling the problem of drivers who send, read and write messages on cellphones, PDAs and BlackBerrys. It’s a thoroughly modern distraction dubbed Driving While Texting or DWT.
Whatever happened to common sense? When you’re on the highway and driving, you don’t try to communicate on a device that needs your hands. Keep it on the steering wheel!
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