Teen: Texting-lite bill is a ‘legitimate start,’ urges passage
Colton Grainger, a 16-year-old Rocky Mountain High School junior from Meridian, spoke passionately in favor of HB 141, the texting bill. "I am a teen driver and I'm very happy with this bill," he told the House Transportation Committee. No bill can anticipate everything, Grainger told the lawmakers, urging them to pass this one. "It is extremely irresponsible to not address technological changes such as this. ... The biggest educational tool that can be used is the fact that there are red and blue lights pulling you over." He said, "It is the social norm for people to text and drive." The bill, he said, is a "legitimate start" to address the issue.