The Evanston City Council approved a ban Monday night on the use of handheld cell phones will driving.
The ban makes it illegal for any driver to use a handheld device while driving a motor vehicle. The ban includes talking on a phone without a hands-free device and texting or emailing. Some proponents of it spoke to the council at the January 26th meeting, asking them to considered even a tougher ban outlawing all cell phone use while driving.
At the January meeting, James Heller, President of the Evanston Bicycle Club, said although the group would welcome any ban, they would like to see a stricter one enacted.
The issue has been front and center in recent years as more serious and fatal accidents have been attributed to cell phone use.
In May 2005, Chicago banned handheld cell phones while driving. In January, the state of Illinois enacted a ban on texting while driving.
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