{"id":13108,"date":"2020-11-15T10:15:21","date_gmt":"2020-11-15T15:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/?p=13108"},"modified":"2021-08-30T16:12:37","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T20:12:37","slug":"reasonable-suspicion-texting-while-driving-in-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/reasonable-suspicion-texting-while-driving-in-north-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"Reasonable Suspicion \u2013 Texting While Driving in North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Texting while driving in North Carolina is both very common and very illegal.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13114 lazyload\" src=\"\/jshared\/img\/icons\/spinner.svg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/TEXTING-LAWS-IN-NC-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"TEXTING LAWS IN NC\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/TEXTING-LAWS-IN-NC-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/TEXTING-LAWS-IN-NC-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/TEXTING-LAWS-IN-NC-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/TEXTING-LAWS-IN-NC.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>NHTSA studies indicate \u201cdistracted driving\u201d results in a substantial number of vehicle-related accidents and fatalities.<\/p>\n<p>Some highway safety experts believe texting while driving is as dangerous and possibly more dangerous than \u201cdrunk driving&#8221; given how common the practice has become.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/reasonable-suspicion-texting-while-driving-in-north-carolina\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Reasonable Suspicion \u2013 Texting While Driving in North Carolina\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texting while driving in North Carolina is both very common and very illegal. NHTSA studies indicate \u201cdistracted driving\u201d results in a substantial number of vehicle-related accidents and fatalities. Some highway safety experts believe texting while driving is as dangerous and possibly more dangerous than \u201cdrunk driving&#8221; given how common the practice has become. 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