A lot of momentum seems to be developing for the idea that Austin will ban drivers from using hand-held devices while driving.\u00a0 In February, the Austin City Council appointed a Distracted Driving Study Group to look at the problem of distracted driving.\u00a0 On Monday, the study group released a memo recommending that the city council outlaw the use of handheld devices while driving.\u00a0 There seem to be two main reasons for this.\u00a0 One, using a hand held cell phone while driving can be distracting and dangerous.\u00a0 Two, making it illegal to use hand held devices would make it easier to enforce the ban on texting<\/a> whiile driving (now it’s difficult to tell is someone is texting or dialing a phone number).<\/p>\n I’ll keep you posted on the story as details emerge.\u00a0 In the meantime, KXAN has done a nice story on the issue.\u00a0 You can watch it below.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A lot of momentum seems to be developing for the idea that Austin will ban drivers from using hand-held devices while driving.\u00a0 In February, the Austin City Council appointed a Distracted Driving Study Group to look at the problem of…<\/span><\/p>\n