CELL PHONE-DRIVING BAN PASSES IN WAUPACA COUNTY

Heads up if you are driving north of here, but you should be careful anyways when driving and dialing. The Waupaca County Board of Supervisors, by a 26-1 vote last week, approved a ban on using cell phones when driving. The ban includes "dialing, answering, talking, listening, and texting". Of course, calls to public safety officers or 911 are allowed. The fine is $75.

UPDATE: Texting while driving outlawed in Kenosha - An ordinance passed yesterday by the Kenosha City Council prohibits drivers from reading, writing or texting while driving a motor vehicle in the city. The 12-2 vote Monday approving the ordinance left some question of how to enforce the ban, but Alderman David Bogdala said it didn't matter. He said if someone is foolish enough to text while driving and get into an accident, there should be a severe penalty. As approved, the ordinance carries a $150 fine, but it jumps to $500 if the violation leads to an accident. Aldermen Dan Prozanski and Michael Orth, who both teach at Tremper High School, said the main thing is raising public awareness, especially among young drivers, of the danger involved. According to Prozanski, "teenagers are text messaging at a rate most adults cannot comprehend."