Just like the hands free cellphone law… it will fail because of massive civil disobedience and enforceability. But here’s the thing that really pisses me off, practically every police, sheriff, and CHP car I see driving around features an officer yakking away on a cellphone stuck to his/her ear. When the people who are telling me it’s a problem start behaving like it’s a problem then I will believe it’s a problem.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday signed into law a measure banning motorists from text-messaging and e-mailing while operating a vehicle.

[From Schwarzenegger signs bill banning texting by motorists - San Jose Mercury News]

BTW, I think you have to be absolutely nuts to be text messaging while driving because it really is hazardous… but do we really need a new law to define reckless driving?