  We extract constraints on the transition redshift $z_{tr}$, determining the
onset of cosmic acceleration, predicted by an effective cosmographic
construction, in the framework of $f(T)$ gravity. In particular, employing
cosmography we obtain bounds on the viable $f(T)$ forms and their derivatives.
Since this procedure is model independent, as long as the scalar curvature is
fixed, we are able to determine intervals for $z_{tr}$. In this way we
guarantee that the Solar-System constraints are preserved and moreover we
extract bounds on the transition time and the free parameters of the scenario.
We find that the transition redshifts predicted by $f(T)$ cosmology, although
compatible with the standard $\Lambda$CDM predictions, are slightly smaller.
Finally, in order to obtain observational constraints on $f(T)$ cosmology, we
perform a Monte Carlo fitting using supernova data, involving the most recent
union 2.1 data set.
