Eastern Michigan University student Sarah Kennedy admits she texts on her iPhone while she drives. But starting today, texting while driving is illegal and could cost her $100 if she’s caught - a fact the 19-year-old is less than thrilled about. “They could say you’re texting when you’re really not,” ...
A statewide ban on text messaging while driving is one step closer to becoming law today after the Michigan House of Representatives voted to approve new legislation. The Detroit Free Press reports that the House, as did the Senate, voted to allow police to pull over drivers if they suspect ...
I agree that the issue of the use of cell phones while driving should be resolved at state level and not piecemeal, as would be the case should Ann Arbor City Council proceed with its own ban. But waiting for the lobby-bound group in Lansing to act on such a ...
On the evening of Monday, April 5, Ann Arbor City Council will again consider a proposed citywide cell phone ban. The Ann Arbor Chamber is opposed to this measure principally on the grounds that it’s most appropriately addressed at the state level rather than that of the local. The Chamber’s ...
Here's a look at some of the top health news being talked about around the U.S. and the world today: • Are you a supertasker? In a simulator, researchers found the vast majority of drivers just can't talk on the cell phone, drive and think at the time time, the ...
The Ann Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce today announced its opposition to the city's proposed ban on using cell phones while driving. Kyle Mazurek, the chamber's vice president of government affairs, wrote the mayor and members of the Ann Arbor City Council today to say the chamber — representing 1,200-plus ...
Any discussion about using a cell phone or texting while driving should begin with this simple plea: Don’t do it. It distracts you as a driver and makes you a hazard to yourself and others. Yet even as we acknowledge that, we can’t bring ourselves to support efforts by the ...
It will be another two weeks at least before Ann Arbor City Council members get a chance to vote on a new ordinance banning the use of cell phones while driving. City Council Member Stephen Rapundalo, D-2nd Ward, the sponsor of the measure, asked council to postpone a vote scheduled ...
Two-way radios used by taxi drivers, bus drivers, tow companies and similar businesses that require drivers to communicate would remain legal under a proposed ordinance banning the use of portable devices while driving in the city of Ann Arbor. Council Member Stephen Rapundalo, D-2nd Ward, who is sponsoring the resolution, ...
Ann Arbor City Council Member Stephen Kunselman says he enjoys the convenience of the Google Maps feature on his iPhone when he's driving. "I find the mapping to be very helpful," he said. "Before I get started and I'm going someplace I haven't been before, I type in the address ...
To the City Council and the Mayor, The proposed (cell phone ban) ordinance would have real safety benefits in restricting wireless device use that requires people to read and write or type while driving. Unfortunately, the exception in (provision) 3 A for hands-free voice communication destroys almost all the safety ...
Sally Vermaaten doesn’t drive but thinks the Ann Arbor City Council is heading in the right direction with its plan to ban motorists from texting or using handheld cell phones while behind the wheel. "As a pedestrian, I've nearly been run over by several people on their phones as they're ...
Getting caught talking - or texting - on your cell phone while driving in Ann Arbor could soon cost you $125. After months of consideration, Ann Arbor officials are moving forward with efforts to implement a citywide ban on using cell phones and similar devices while driving.
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