Get Ready -- If This Spreads It Will Create New Laws Like No Tweeting While Driving!

Get Ready! Louisiana proposes law against using social media while driving.

Yes, you read that correctly. According to Julie Beck writing for insidecounsel.com and the Wall Street Journal, "In Louisiana, you’re not allowed to text while driving, but nothing in the law says that a motorist can’t tweet, check in with friends on Facebook, or post photos on Instagram.

That may soon change.

Louisiana lawmakers are advancing legislation that aims to close a social media “loophole” in the state’s laws against distracted driving.

The bill, which passed the lower chamber, “prohibits any device from being used to access, read, or post to a social networking site while operating a motor vehicle and requires tests administered to driver’s license applicants include the applicant’s knowledge of distracted driving issues.”

Those caught would face fines up to $500, reports the Times-Picayune. 

The measure still needs to be approved by the Senate.