Florida Ban Texting and Driving Law goes into effect in Oct.

Florida Governor Rick Scott will sign a bill today banning texting and driving.
With the signing, Florida will become the 40th state in the union to make texting and driving illegal.

The new law will be tough to enforce though.

The way it is written, texting and driving will be a secondary offense, meaning an officer will have to pull a motorist over for another violation in order to issue a texting and driving ticket. Drivers can still make phone calls, but cannot type on a device while the car is moving. The law still allows drivers to text or email when they are stopped at a red light.

The bill says texting and driving will be considered a secondary offense, meaning drivers have to be pulled over for something else first to get a texting ticket.

Gov. Rick Scott is set to sign the ban into law Tuesday afternoon at a Miami school.

In a statement, Scott said that texting while driving concerns him as a father and a grandfather.

He said state officials must do everything they can to keep the roads safe, particularly during the summer. Scott says the 100 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day are the deadliest days on the road for teenagers.

The new law doesn’t go into effect until October.

Florida Ban Texting and Driving Law goes into effect in Oct.