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Article: Limits considered on car cell phones
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- March 18, 2001
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Limits considered on car cell phones
Legislators, industry react to worries about distracted motorists
By DENNIS CHAPTMAN
of the Journal Sentinel staff
Sunday, March 18, 2001
Madison -- For Don Wene, the commonplace sight of a driver
chattering on a cell phone is a cutting reminder of how he lost his
son.
Wene's 41-year-old son, Vern, was killed in a crash in Marinette
County in May when his car was struck by a vehicle whose 17-year-old
driver was talking on the phone.
"Other people's lives are in jeopardy because of people's
disregard for the safety of others," said Wene, who wants to see
Wisconsin outlaw cell phone use by drivers.
Such an outright ban is unlikely; however, some state ...