That's the price of the ticket... For distracted driving. Was the text message that took your eyes off the road really that important? Was that phone call something that just couldn't wait? I know in this technological day and age that people can't disconnect for a minute, they think that it's ok, or they won't get caught. All it takes is a second, just one and that text message or phone call could be more than just $285.. You could have hit another car.. Are you really prepared to take a life? For the sake of a call or a text message? So to the lady on north talbot today with the adorable pixie cut in the silver SUV on the white iPhone, my children's lives and mine are worth much more than your text message. $285 I am sure you can afford to pay, but there is no dollar value for the price of my children or my life that would ever make me forget that all it took was a second. Prevent the tragedy from happening. Put the phone away.