Email Hoax: No New Traffic Laws for Texas

There are no new traffic laws and no new laws concerning cell phone use in cars according to the Texas DPS. A recent email hoax is being forwarded to inboxes across Texas as fast as those drivers in the left lane. That is, until they reach someone driving the speed limit, of course.

The hoax email states that improper use of the HOV lane will result in a fine in excess of $1,000, doubling and tripling for each successive offense and the fourth offense results in losing your license. The hoax email also states that drivers must use a hands-free cell phone device or face a fine of $285. There are many more false laws in this email, but we won't go into them since they are fake! Ask snopes.com, they debunk most of the internet hoaxes out there and Houstonist uses them regularly before forwarding emails. It appears that this email hoax was started in California and has been reworked for Texas.

So have no fear, motorists — use that cell phone while you drive ...while you can.