text: A lot of people does not approve of the law but it does need to be one. To many people are addicted to their phones that they feel the urge to reach or grab it. The law was applied on july 1, 2018. A lot of people didn't like the law but a lot accepted the law. The people will support the law that helped them decide. There are over 78% percent of crashes was driving and texting. Each year there are 421,000 people involved in a car crash that involves texting and driving. Thats alot of people in a car crash involving texting and driving. People are in a rush and sometimes forget something while they are driving so they text or call people. But people might have a reason to be on they phones and text.