Nebraska could look to Iowa on ways to crack down on texting while driving.

State Senator Merve Riepe of Ralston says Nebraska law, which makes texting and driving a secondary offense just hasn’t worked as a deterrent.

Under Nebraska law, a texting driver must be pulled over for a separate offense for an officer to charge the driver with texting.

Riepe says Iowa has had success in making texting and driving a primary offense, which allows an officer to pull someone over simply for texting.

Riepe says such legislation cannot target any one age group.

Iowa reports a six-fold increase in texting and driving citations since it upgraded the law.