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Las Cruces may restrict cell phone use while driving
Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima says the city council will consider banning the use of cell phones without hands-free sets and sending text messages while driving.
The issue will be discussed at the council’s Sept. 14 work session, Miyagishima wrote today in an e-mail to constituents.
Miyagishima wrote that he does not support a complete ban on cell-phone use while driving but believes hands-free sets should be required. He said the meeting comes “in response to public concerns as well as recent reports about the dangers of ‘Texting while Driving.’”
Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Española already require those who talk on cell phones while driving to use hands-free sets. And earlier this year, the state Legislature considered a statewide ban on texting while driving. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Antonio Lujan, D-Las Cruces, passed the House but died in the Senate.
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Ohio Republicans fully support a law for a ban in Ohio. Here what the Republican state leader said: "It's not a good idea to be sending text messages when driving," he said, adding, "When they look down at that keyboard to see what the text is, I think it just creates a terrible opportunity for disastrous accidents. It's a shame that we have to pass a law to influence people to use common sense."
Kudos to the Mayor – this is a serious problem.
More restrictions on life Miyagi… Good job on oppressing the good people of Las Cruces again.
From a recent article:
"Drunk driving may be one of the biggest safety hazards on the roads but it now has some competition, in the form of text messaging. A Virginia Tech Transportation Institute study published on Tuesday found drivers who are text messaging on their cellphones while driving are 23 times more likely to crash than those who are focused on the road. The study’s authors say this makes texting more dangerous than driving at the legal drunk driving limit, which they report only increases your risk about seven times".
Dangerous driving is already illegal. This law would just declare something to be explicitly dangerous instead of implicitly dangerous, and would have the added benefit of being more clear to the public.
I'm curious to see what the statistics are on this.
Dont forget not allowing children to run on school grounds because of the possibility of tripping!
"Next up-doggie safety seats"
and what about closing fast food drive thru windows? Stop the dangerous act of eating while driving and reduce the intake of fatty foods by a morbidly obese public , all in one swift blow to your personal freedoms from the City Council of Nannies.
Next up-doggie safety seats
Talking on a cell is dangerous handset, or not.
Further, I hope this will apply to cops (if indeed it does happen). I have seen many police officers driving and texting.
This will have a definite safety benefit. Good job Mayor.