STATEWIDE -- The grace period on the statewide texting while driving ban ends on Friday. That means if you text behind the wheel, you can be ticketed.
As a reminder of the law and the dangers of texting while driving, AAA is putting up billboards. One billboard went up on Tuesday at the corner of Keowee and Leo Streets.
''It's a reminder, we want them to see the reminder that it's not safe to drive and text, and that means everyone," Cindy Antrican of AAA told us.
Up until this point, police only issued warnings to those caught texting while driving. Texting while driving is a secondary offense for adults, which means you have to be pulled over for something else and have the texting citation tacked on. However, texting while driving is a primary offense for anyone under 18, meaning they can be pulled over for texting and get a $150 ticket.
As a reminder of the law and the dangers of texting while driving, AAA is putting up billboards. One billboard went up on Tuesday at the corner of Keowee and Leo Streets.
''It's a reminder, we want them to see the reminder that it's not safe to drive and text, and that means everyone," Cindy Antrican of AAA told us.
Up until this point, police only issued warnings to those caught texting while driving. Texting while driving is a secondary offense for adults, which means you have to be pulled over for something else and have the texting citation tacked on. However, texting while driving is a primary offense for anyone under 18, meaning they can be pulled over for texting and get a $150 ticket.