Riley County Law Board, November 16, 2009
Bob Kruh, Observer

Aside from approval of a routine consent agenda the Board discussed the city's proposal to ban use of communication devices while driving. With much agreement about the existence of a problem, the Board noted that cellphones, texting, etc, are just part of a larger issue-- inattentive driving. Given the downside of creating a definition and enforcing a ban, the importance of education was emphasized. There was also interest in exploring the experience of other jurisdictions that now have a ban in force.