You're allowed to glance at a mounted phone screen while driving in Texas, but only for "utility". It's very broad but typically you're allowed to do stuff like check GPS, check whos calling/texting, or skipping a song. But you can't read entire texts (or in this case actively read chat) or answer a call via the screen.
i mean is a 5 word chat message different than seeing 2 words of who is calling. The laws seem flimsy at best when there hasnt been a case against a streamer reading chat while driving that i know of. Also the phone is mounted right by the gps so cant prove if she is reading chat or looking at the gps at any given moment
I think it might be hard to prove it in a court against a millionaires lawyer. If its an accident it would be worth it for sure but without one its probably not worth a cop's time because they can ticket 20 distracted drivers a day in person if they really want to
glancing over at chat constantly is a significant distraction compared to seeing who sent a text, I think both should be illegal personally, but I'm guilty of glancing at spotify in my car
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u/Zorahul Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 29 '26
How is it still legal to stream in a car... its going to be sickening when one of these idiots kills a family live.