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Cell phones distract from driving

The Gazette Opinion Staff

Mar. 16, 2011 10:49 am

As many of you who are familiar with the west side of Cedar Rapids know, F Avenue between First Street and Ellis Boulevard NW is a one-way street. On March 7, I was stopped for a red light at Ellis Boulevard and F Ave. NW. A city pickup truck (I was not able to read the department) was proceeding toward downtown. I could see the driver was talking on his cell phone. The truck passed in front of me, made a left turn, and proceeded down F Avenue, going the wrong way on a one-way street with the driver still on his phone.

It might be a good idea for the various city department heads to have a talk with their people about cell phone usage and driving.

Conrad Vande Zandschulp

Cedar Rapids

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