"ANSWERING CALL ON CELL PHONE BAN" - Herald-Sun

This is all I find on this so far.

My suggestion to Penny RICH seems to have fallen on deaf ears.

It looks like this is really an effort just to get some attention for the "issue" as one might put it.

If anyone can say that talking on a phone of any kind while driving a motor vehicle is not a safety hazard, I'd love to hear the argument.

And since there is no argument that I can imagine being advanced, why waste all this time?

If the Council cares about the residents here, it should simply adopt a clear and concise statement to the effect that Chapel Hill believes that no one should drive a motor vehicle and use any other electronic device at the same time.

With that policy in place, lots of opportunities open up.

To debate a "ban" is to waste time, and I think possibly lives.

So put it to a vote at the Council, Penny. The adoption of a policy in no way means that a ban could not follow. But get the Council on record in support of the idea that here in Chapel Hill we don't want anyone doing anything other than paying attention when they drive a motor vehicle. That means no phones or any other devices other than those needed to drive the vehicle.

And don't sweat the small stuff like what this means about turning on or off a radio. Ignore that argument, keep it simple and get it done.