Re: DMN To Cellphone Users

A thoughtful FrontBurnervian doesn’t agree that Highland Park’s proposed cellphone ban in school zones, endorsed by a Dallas Morning News editorial, is a dumb idea:

I am no fan of the DMN editorial board, but as a driver on our roads, I DO have very “little regard for the people’s ability to exercise judgment and common sense.” There are a bunch of crazies out there, and while a cell phone ban probably won’t stop the crazies, it may stop the soccer mom in her Tahoe from running someone over while planning her tennis date.

I cut down on my cell phone use when New Jersey enacted their state law while I was living there a couple of years ago. Having a patchwork of laws from town to town is what motivates some states to enact a statewide law. We’re just a little behind the trend, as usual.

Interesting point, though I hate to think of Texas jumping on any bandwagon just because New Jersey did it first.