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This week on "The State of Ohio": State lawmakers consider what they can do in the wake of the horrible and yet miraculous escape story out of Cleveland involving three women held prisoner in a house for a decade. New data shows more than half of all violent crimes are committed by a very small numbers of offenders. Lawmakers are now working to target that tiny group. And more thoughts on legislation that would dramatically change rules on unions in Ohio.
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| Sponsor of ban on texting while driving gets boost from proposed national ban. |
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By Bill Cohen - December 13, 2011 |
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The author of a legislative proposal to ban texting-while-driving in Ohio says her bill is getting a big boost from a recommendation by the National Transportation Safety Board. The five-member board has unanimously called for all states to ban not only texting-while-driving, but also talking on cellphones while driving, even when motorists use a hands-free device. State Rep. Nancy Garland’s proposed texting ban has passed the Ohio House of Representatives but has hit a roadblock in a Senate committee. She tells statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen the new push from the feds could help remove that roadblock. |
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Rep. Nancy Garland (D-New Albany) with Bill Cohen (1:33) 
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| Critics of her proposal to ban texting-while-driving in Ohio say it doesn’t make sense to single out one distraction for drivers when there are many. The critics also say current traffic laws can be used to ticket motorists who are distracted by their own texting or by anything else. |
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