They recently “made it illegal” to text while driving in Florida.
—It’s not a primary stop – meaning, they can’t pull you over just because you’re using your phone.
—The police cannot check the phone to see if you were texting at the time of the pull-over or accident.
—It’s not illegal to search for a phone number or manage your GPS software while driving.
—The law only applies to drivers under the age of 18.
So, there is literally no way to get a ticket for texting while driving. Best part? the people who wrote the law did an interview with all of the local newspapers to explain how they knew the law was unenforceable, and they basically just did it so parents could tell their teenagers that texting and driving is illegal. Because teenagers don’t ever watch the news or read the newspaper, like in their debate teams or current events portion of history classes.