Barrett Rainey
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April 27, 2009
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Cell phones, driving: A distraction that's all in your head

When running for election, many a politician promises to take on this-that-or-the-other problem and "fix it." I've never heard one say "Well, elect me and I'll take care of part of it." But that's what the Oregon Legislature is about to do " address a whole problem but only "take care of part of it." What's more, this same issue was tackled before and wasn't fixed then, either. Floating through the legislative flotsam and jetsam is a bill to ban adult, hand-held cell phone use while driving. In 2007 they did that for teens but only if the officer could …

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