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Think twice before taking your eyes on off the road to look down at that little screen. You dont have to be out on the roads long to see it. Drivers texting. Some even cruising down the interstate at high speeds. We saw this driver rolling along at 60 Miles Per Hour today. He just kept rolling and rolling and 20 seconds later put down the phone. Here in Fairfax County police are using a law fillure to pay full attention who texting or distracted behind the wheel. Not a day goes by without noticing another driver texting while driving. The officers are doing what they can to enforce it. These kinds of violations have skyrocketed. In 2009, about 7,000 offenses. In 2010, over 9,000. Last year and this year, close to 12,000 offenses. Here in virginia, a number of bills are being drawn up that would make the penalties for texting and driving tougher. The problem is that in the commonwealth, texting and driving is a secondary offense. Meaning you cant be pulled over just for texting alone. C

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