CAREFUL! Is it Legal to Text While Stopped at Light in Utah?

There are those who put their phones in the glove compartment and say "it's too enticing."

They're animals who can't keep their hands to themselves.

They hear a buzzing and it's like a live grenade and they're back in Con Thien, and they've gotta dive on it even though it's just a relative saying "K".

And then there are those who say I can handle it on my leg. I swear I won't look down and it's these people you can't trust as far as you can throw.

The question becomes not whether it's legal to text while driving, but whether it's legal to text while stopped at a light.

Is it Legal to Text While Stopped at Red Light in Utah?

No!

Be careful because I do this all the time, but it's technically illegal.

Here is the legalese about what is considered distracted driving. The first bullet point covers being stopped at a light.

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According to trustedchoice.com: (LINK TO FULL ARTICLE)

Currently, Utah’s distracted driving laws prohibit:

Reading, writing, or sending text messages
Typing on electronic keyboards, even entering a phone number prior to a hands-free call.
Accessing the Internet by use of hands
Drivers under the age of 18 from using wireless communications devices.
Utah has a “careless driving” law, which means you will face additional charges if you are using a handheld cell phone or are engaging in other distracting behaviors at the time you commit a moving violation. This is sort of a soft ban on handheld cell phones.

How often do you text at red lights?