Do u txt whl drvng?

If you are doing so in Washington State, cease and desist, or risk a fine.

Gov. Christine Gregoire signed the nation’s first law yesterday to ban “D.W.T.” — driving while texting with a cellphone, BlackBerry or other mobile device.

“Would you read a book or newspaper while you were driving? No!” Governor Gregoire said. “Then why would you text while driving?”

New Jersey is asking, too. The Legislature is considering a bill to outlaw D.W.T. (one of its sponsors, Paul D. Moriarty, admitted to sometimes using his BlackBerry while driving).

Some states already ban talking on a cellphone behind the wheel unless a headset is used, and Washington joined that group yesterday. But while reading or other distracting activities may not actually be illegal behind the wheel, more legislators seem to be worried about the danger of multitaskers tapping away without coming to a stop.