
We're not usually the crazy protester types who'd brave the cold and firehoses for something silly like woman's suffrage, (Just kidding! We love you ladies!) but we're all ready to get out tempera paint and signage for what seems like a pretty steep rights issue in Lawrence, Kansas. Seems they're trying to best all those current cellphone laws on the books -- most of which require a handsfree device to use your phone in the car -- and want to ban phones use while driving altogether. "If you pass a ban that just prohibits the hand-held devices, you're sending a message that the hands-free devices are safe, and that is false," said Paul Atchley of Kansas University, an proponent of the bill. Seems a little bit of shaky reasoning to us, but we're no professor. T-Mobile has spoken out against the ban, stating: "We think there are distractions just as great. I suppose if you also want to ban McDonald's coffee and kids in the back seat, then we wouldn't oppose it." We say amen to that, and just dare the Mayor of Lawrence to take our phone away from our cold dead fingers -- after we roll our SUV during a particularly heated conversation, of course.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
PEZ @ Jun 1st 2006 3:57PM
I Say you ban kids altogether and also the McRib.
Terry @ Jun 1st 2006 5:55PM
It would be nice to see the lawmakers step in and do something for the public's benefit for a change. As far as kids and McDonald's coffee cups go, you can't eliminate all distractions...you can't eliminate all distraction (rain, sneezing, hot chicks on the sidewalk, other drivers, etc.), but it would be nice to minimize them.
Lord Farkward @ Jun 1st 2006 8:45PM
so as to minimise distraction, i volunteer to keep all the hot chicks inside my house. yes, i would do that for the public's well being, yes i would.
Luis @ Jan 7th 2007 7:12PM
I can do with a phone ban but the McRib ban would be too much. Already parted with the sandwich too many times.
Kristen @ Jan 25th 2007 4:05PM
Lawrence, Kansas is where the Wakarusa music festival is held. And they are crazy there. Because the people putting on the festival didn't own that land, the police were able to just come on it and bust everyone using drugs. They were using hidden microphones, night vision, etc. I hope that Wakarusa doesn't expect a big turn out this year because after last year, most people aren't planning on going back. Bonnaroo (Manchester, TN) is the place to be. So, this city is just all around crazy-balls.