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Talking on a cellphone while driving remains legal for those over 18, but under the new rule, texting, e-mailing, Internet searching, and other noncalling activity is forbidden, including those seemingly harmless stoplight phone checks. Texting scofflaws can be pulled over by police and fined $100 or more.

It’s a tough turn for those with a texting habit, but will the intervention be successful? According to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, 1 in 4, or 27 percent, of American adults admitted to texting while driving in a recent nationwide survey, the same percentage in a similar study of teenagers.

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