(Some credit ought to go to a key figure in passing the texting bill in a credible form. I gave him a hard time a few weeks ago on another matter, so it's only fair to point out that Del. James E. Malone, chairman of the House subcommittee that worked on the bill, did one heck of a job building a consensus in favor of a texting ban. Not only did the Arbutus Democrat do so, but he got his skeptical panel to go along with making driving while texting an offense for which an officer can pull over a motorist without another reason.)
DWT offenders are not the only ones who need a little nanny care. So, too, do the people who speed through work zones and in the vicinity of schools. Unfortunately, there are so many of these bad boys and girls that there aren't enough police officers to protect our highway workers and school kids from their childish behavior. So the General Assembly, in a wise and courageous move, gave local governments permission to deploy electronic nannies - in the form of speed cameras - at work sites and near schools.
