Ticketed Driver Crusades Against Evanston’s Cell Phone Ban

After an Evanston police officer ticketed one Highland Park resident for talking on the cell while driving, he has made it his personal mission to challenge the city’s ban.

Tom Green, who was cited last month, says he believes city signage is designed more to raise money from violators than to notify drivers, and is investigating the legality of Evanston’s signs, according to a story in the Evanston Review.

Evanston’s blue cell phone ban signs are posted at major city entrances, but Green maintains they're too easy to miss and don't conform to the Secretary of State’s Rules of the Road manual.

Evanston City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz, however, told the Evanston Review that city signs meet state standards, and said the cell phone ban had been successful at reducing distracted driving.

For the full story, visit the Evanston Review.