Beginning December 1, 2009, a new law banning drivers from texting while driving in North Carolina goes into effect. Violators will be fined $100 for typing or reading text messages while driving a motor vehicle.
North Carolina is not the first state to enact such a ban; 19 others and the District of Columbia have all outlawed texting while driving.
People should be aware that concentrating on the driving is more important than texting. I have the free version of drivesafe.ly mobile application on my blackberry Storm2 and I love this application because it reads out my text messages for me.