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City Council wants to ban texting while driving

City officials announced Friday a proposal to ban the reading and sending of text messages while driving.Councilman David Werpin hopes that the new bill will make city roads safer by preventing thousands

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City Council wants to ban texting while driving

City officials announced Friday a proposal to ban the reading and sending of text messages while driving.Councilman David Werpin hopes that the new bill will make city roads safer by preventing thousands

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