A Florida woman recently told a media outlet that she has 10 reasons why the state should ban texting while driving: One for each bone that was broken when a texting driver ran into her.

The texting driver died in that car accident, she said, still holding his cell phone.

So far, 35 states have bans against texting while behind the wheel, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association.

The Florida legislature refuses to budge on the matter, however, insisting that it doesn't want the state dictating when people can and can't use their phones.

"There are already laws on the books that make it illegal to drive unsafely," a spokesperson for a libertarian think tank said.

He said the proposed ban on texting is "silly" and that it's not appropriate for government to try to prevent every possible thing that can go wrong.

The woman with the 10 broken bones, now partially disabled as a result of her injuries, says her perspective is a little different than his.

."This (accident) changed my life, and not for the better," she said.

Gov. Rick Scott hasn't yet stated a position on a texting ban, though he has said in the past that distracted driving should be discouraged.

Two bills currently being put before lawmakers would make texting violations subject to secondary enforcement, meaning police officers would only be able to ticket drivers for it if the driver has been pulled over for a primary enforcement violation, such as speeding.

We'll have more on the texting proposals in our next blog post.

Source: tbo.com: "Florida lawmakers consider texting ban for drivers," Feb. 12, 2012