Just a heads up faithful Lawesome readers, you shouldn’t be texting while driving anyway, but now you’ll be paying a stiff fine if you do it. 

There was a time where we weren’t married to our phones, when you’re driving, put the damn thing away and people are just going to have to wait until you are parked. 

The punishment is most severe for young drivers. A 1st offense for junior operators will be a $100 fine, a 60-day license suspension, and required attendance at a “driver attitudinal retraining course.’’ Subsequent offenses will bring greater penalties.

For adults, a first offense will be a $35 fine; the fines increase for repeat offenses within 12 months but do not count against insurance. 

My issue here is, if I’m pulled over, how does the cop know that I’m not just typing in a phone number to call, which as I understand it is not illegal, versus typing out a quick text?  The enforcement of this is going to be interesting as its not like the NY laws where you can’t really be on your phone at all. 

Who has some thoughts on this?