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Austin City Council | SEONewsWire.net http://www.seonewswire.net Search Engine Optimized News for Business Fri, 29 Aug 2014 21:07:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.8 Austin Bans Use of Hand-Held Cell Phones While Driving http://www.seonewswire.net/2014/08/austin-bans-use-of-hand-held-cell-phones-while-driving/ Fri, 29 Aug 2014 21:07:54 +0000 http://www.seonewswire.net/2014/08/austin-bans-use-of-hand-held-cell-phones-while-driving/ Yesterday, the Austin City Council adopted a ban on drivers using hand held electronic devices, including cell phones.  The ban, to go into effect on January 1, 2015, doe contain exceptions for hands-free devices and for 911 or other emergency…

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The post Austin Bans Use of Hand-Held Cell Phones While Driving first appeared on SEONewsWire.net.]]> Yesterday, the Austin City Council adopted a ban on drivers using hand held electronic devices, including cell phones.  The ban, to go into effect on January 1, 2015, doe contain exceptions for hands-free devices and for 911 or other emergency calls.  You can read more about the ban in this article by KXAN.

I have some mixed feelings about this.  On the one hand, I see these problems daily, and I preach about the dangers of distracted driving, including the curse of texting while driving, and, overall, I’m in favor of the ban.  On the other hand, I’m a bit concerned that this might be overreaching.  Talking on cell phones has become accepted, and it’s hard to legislate away such accepted conduct.

I hope the biggest effect of the ban is that we don’t have to see so many people texting while driving.  Police officers think the overall ban will make it easier to enforce existing texting while driving bans, and I certainly think that’s a good idea.

The post Austin Bans Use of Hand-Held Cell Phones While Driving first appeared on SEONewsWire.net.]]> Will Austin Ban Use of Cell Phones While Driving? http://www.seonewswire.net/2014/07/will-austin-ban-use-of-cell-phones-while-driving/ Wed, 30 Jul 2014 16:27:50 +0000 http://www.seonewswire.net/2014/07/will-austin-ban-use-of-cell-phones-while-driving/ A lot of momentum seems to be developing for the idea that Austin will ban drivers from using hand-held devices while driving.  In February, the Austin City Council appointed a Distracted Driving Study Group to look at the problem of…

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The post Will Austin Ban Use of Cell Phones While Driving? first appeared on SEONewsWire.net.]]> A lot of momentum seems to be developing for the idea that Austin will ban drivers from using hand-held devices while driving.  In February, the Austin City Council appointed a Distracted Driving Study Group to look at the problem of distracted driving.  On Monday, the study group released a memo recommending that the city council outlaw the use of handheld devices while driving.  There seem to be two main reasons for this.  One, using a hand held cell phone while driving can be distracting and dangerous.  Two, making it illegal to use hand held devices would make it easier to enforce the ban on texting whiile driving (now it’s difficult to tell is someone is texting or dialing a phone number).

I’ll keep you posted on the story as details emerge.  In the meantime, KXAN has done a nice story on the issue.  You can watch it below.

 

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