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Proposed Austin texting ban ignores commuters, reality, to get more revenue

Austin's City Council today will consider whether to ban texting while driving as well as a new law requiring a 3 foot separation between drivers and pedestrians, cyclists or other road users, the Austin Statesman reported this week. Councilmember Mike Martinez began floating the idea of a local texting ban last year but said he wanted to see how bills fared at the state Legislature first. More than a dozen bills addressing cell phone use while driving failed during this year's legislative session, he said. One that survived ? prohibiting cell phone use in school zones ? will take effect Sept. 1, but some cities are questioning whether they must enforce it. Austin plans to enforce it and install about 750 signs related to the school-zone ban ? at an estimated cost of $80,000 ? within a year, starting this fall...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on August 27, 2009 (boomark / email).