Watertown And Brookings Add Texting Bans To The Books

The Watertown City Council gave second reading and approval Monday night to an ordinance that bans texting while driving.  Watertown Mayor Gary Williams…

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A key proponent of the ordinance was Alderman Dennis Solberg who said statistics clearly show texting is causing injury and death across the country and that it’s a safety issue… 

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Alderman Mike Christians, who opposed the ordinance, referred to a study used by the insurance companies that tracks accident data… 

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Watertown joins Sioux Falls and Huron that have the driving texting bans in law.  Last night, Brookings also approved a texting ban for that city.