Twenty-three states have NO 'texting while driving' laws. Eighteen states plus DC ban 'texting while driving' for ALL drivers. Nine states limit 'texting while driving' laws to NOVICE drivers only. (Source:  The Insurance Institute forHighway Safety.)

States do a big PR event when they pass a safe driving law. These days, the ra-ra event is when they pass a 'no texting while driving' law. Missouri recently passed its 'no texting while driving' laws that bans driving and texting for those under 21. This implies it is okay for those 21 and older to drive while texting. I wonder what went into the thinking to assume that it is safer, if older, more experience drivers, to text while they drive? 

I would surmise that the youth are probably better at texting and driving than older people because they are better at texting and multi-tasking. The novice drivers will claim they can text without looking at the keys, hence can drive perfectly fine while texting. The problem is they fail to mention the act of reading the text and the concentration on the actual texting communication, not the driving task.

Driving and texting is bad at any age. It is an unsafe and risky practice. The sadder thing is that nearly half of the states have no 'driving and texting' law at all.