Drivers must abide by the law

Re “Jury out on new law for drivers,” Jan. 3

The law prohibiting text-messaging is well-meaning but will be blatantly ignored, just as the hand-held cellphone law has been ignored by drivers.

When that took effect, there was absolutely no law enforcement evident. Why? Because the fine is as meaningless as it is with the text-messaging law. I got a $55 ticket the other day for a street-cleaning violation -- and that doesn’t have the potential to maim or kill.

Insurance companies must insist that motorists bear the cost when they have an accident while using a hand-held phone or while text-messaging.

Robert C. Thompson

Marina del Rey