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Councilman aims to ban texting while biking

Texting while driving is already illegal, but could texting while biking be next? City Councilman Mark Treyger plans to introduce legislation this week that would ban bicyclists from using their cellphones

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Councilman aims to ban texting while biking

Texting while driving is already illegal, but could texting while biking be next? City Councilman Mark Treyger plans to introduce legislation this week that would ban bicyclists from using their cellphones

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