N.C. Supreme Court To Review Chapel Hill’s Cell Phone Ban And Tow Rules
The North Carolina Supreme Court announced Friday it will hear the case involving the Town Of Chapel Hill’s cell phone driving ban and towing rules.
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Kleinschmidt: Hands-Free Phone Option While Driving Should Be Considered
CHAPEL HILL – Chapel Hill Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt championed the ruling of the state Court of Appeals Tuesday that reversed a previous lower court ruling to strike down Chapel Hill’s ordinances on regulating towing...
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CH Towing Regulations & Ban On Cell Phone Use While Driving Restored
“Whether they should have parked where they parked or not parked there should be room for reasonable regulations of that practice,” Kleinschmidt said.
Read MoreThe Luxury of Disagreement
I have written derisively of using town dollars to defend a hands-free cell phone ban (when the town was even on notice it wouldn’t hold up in court). The notion that it can be handled by attorneys already paid by the town made...
Read MoreFollow-up Questions: Towing, Teachers, & Opportunity Cost
Word that Chapel Hill is going to continue the legal fight and appeal a judge’s ruling against a planned cell phone ban (including hands-free use) and a towing ordinance prompts a few questions: First of all, I keep hearing and...
Read MoreCell Phones, Towing, & Teachers
Back in April I wrote about the Chapel Hill Town Council (CHTC) banning both handheld and hands-free cell phone use by drivers (with limited exceptions). The point of my column then was not to root for distracted driving; it...
Read MoreNot-so-Savvy Spending
The Chapel Hill Town Council (CHTC) has banned the use of all types of cell phones by drivers: both the handheld and the hands-free as of June 1. If you’re a regular Chapelboro reader, you probably know this. What you might...
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