According to Time on CNN.com, texting while driving is bad. DUH! 

“All of my friends do it,” says Sonalie Patel, 17, who lives in Elk Grove Village, Ill., and admits that she too occasionally sends texts despite a ban on cell phone use for drivers under 19 and adults with learners permits. “It’s like an epidemic.”

Why does Illinois think blowing out 19 birthday candles makes you a suitable candidate to chat on the cell while driving? What’s with the age/multi-tasking correlation?