Most everyone should know about the state-wide ban on texting while driving that took effect this past July in Michigan.  However, many of you may not know that a few cities in MI decided to take that opportunity to create new laws targeting distracted drivers; Troy is one of those cities.  This law allows police officers to ticket anyone who is driving poorly as a result of doing anything other than, well...driving.  It still doesn't add any points on your driving record but it does come with a steeper $200 fine for the first offense.

Apparently the city of Troy, MI has been a little behind in educating the population about the new law because no signs have been posted anywhere in the city and city members have been protesting at almost all of the city council meetings.  Because of the local uproar, Troy has decided to postpone the ban on distracted driving until 2011.  Warnings are being issued but no tickets are being written to distracted drivers, except for those breaking the state law against texting.