On any given day you will see a policeman driving through a school zone with a cell phone stuck in his ear. How can they enforce it on us when they are too busy violating the law themselves?

Txbohemian,

"This is stupid!! It's not the fact that drivers are using only one hand to drive, it's when they're in a conversation they're not paying full attention to their driving"

Actually THAT is stupid. I do agree that driver distraction is a problem, it is the DRIVER not the cell phones.

For your argument to hold any weight, then you must ban conversation in the vehicle.

That means no talking to your passenger.
No listening to the Radio/CD.

Lets make all cars single seat vehicles with no audio systems. Oh yes, and get rid of all drive thru's because eating in a car is a distraction.

People wake up. It is NOT the cell phones that are a problem. The problem is the idiot behind the wheel.

It's like with the Hike and Bike trail. Everyone has given solution after solution to no end.
But they have ignored the one solution that works.
Use that thing between your ears called a BRAIN and use the common sense God gave you!

"Drivers can use hands-free devices..."

This is stupid!! It's not the fact that drivers are using only one hand to drive, it's when they're in a conversation they're not paying full attention to their driving, no matter how good THEY THINK they're doing!!

IMO all cell phone use, eating, applying make-up, etc... while driving should be banned, no matter where it is, and fined HEAVILY if caught!!! Like removal of the license!

I have a wife that it took 5 surgeries, three years, and the loss of her job to repair a severely crushed leg due to an accident with an 18yr old, cell phone talking girl!! And she'll have issues with the leg for the rest of her life!!

"Victoria Police have no plans for special enforcement of the law immediately. 'What we're hoping for, is because the new law is in effect, people will comply,' Chief Bruce Ure said"

And with that comment, now drivers will know they are not likely to get caught if they violate.
While it is nice to "hope for" that outcome, the reason people will comply is fear of getting busted.
Chief, you just took that fear away and thereby doomed your hope to failure.

Theres going to be a lot of EMERGENCY calls being made

It's a dumb law. Now if cell phones were restricted at schools, altogether, it would be a great law. Get the cell phones out of the kid's pockets so they can learn!!!

It's during School Zone hours 7:00 am to 8:15 am and from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. It's not a school zone during other hours of the day.

The law say's "Banned from school zones" but the sign say's "when flashing" that means only when kids are "not" in class and or moving..In court they would have to go by what the sign say's, not what the law say's.

I would assume that it only means during school hours??

The sign says "Prohibited when flashing" does that mean you can use your cell phone when it is not? That doesn't sound like the way the law is written...

I think this is a great idea! But I don't really think people are paying attention. I work behind Howell Elementary and on my way into work, in a school zone not only was I tailgated by what appeared to be a TEACHER but she was also on her phone. I wish I could say that teachers of all people would be cautious but apparently not.

I like the signs and the flashing light; I didn't know that those would be put into place. Good job!

Hoping this will get enforced. So many close calls and so very dangerous for the little ones.