Starting Wednesday in Alabama, car-driving texters, emailers, Facebookers and Twitterers will take on a new handle -- lawbreakers.
That's when Alabama becomes the 38th state with a law banning texting and driving.
The fines aren't steep -- $25 for a first offense, $50 for a second, and $75 for a third. But coupled with being pulled over by law enforcement, getting two penalty points on your driver's license and a possible auto insurance hike, it is more than inconvenient, said state Rep. Jim McClendon, R-Springville, who pushed the bill signed into law by the governor in May.
Entering a phone number and talking on the phone will still be legal. Using a GPS navigation device will be legal but programming it while driving will not.
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