Is the device the danger or the conversation?

It was an interesting debate in Trophy Club tonight. City leaders were trying to decide if they should press forward with a cell phone ban in school zones. The state passed a law that took hold in September. Some council members think the ban is ineffective because hands-free or not, it is the conversation that is the problem, not necessarily the device.

That argument may have new research to back it up. Some claim that using a phone while driving, hands-free or not, is still a big distraction because of the brain function it requires. Police agree that hands-free driving is still distracted driving.

Council members did in the end approve to enforce the ban, so the warnings begin and the tickets will follow. The debate however will continue in other cities. Let me know what you think and check out my story on the home page.