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Iowa Highway Patrol Orders Ban on Hand-Held Radar Guns

The Iowa Highway Patrol ordered a ban on hand-held radar guns yesterday due to concerns that troopers could develop cancer from long-term exposure to radiation waves emitted by the devices.

After three municipal officers in Cedar Rapids filed workman’s compensation claim, saying they developed cancer from using the hand-held units, spokesman Adam Smith stated that it’s best to “Err on the side of caution until more is known about the issue.”

This ban affects 70 radar guns that will be withdrawn from service and will be in affect until more studies are conducted that show the possible links between cancer and the use of such guns.

State troopers will continue to use radar units with transmitters on the outside of their cruisers.

Comments

  1. Good lead, but consider how you can condense and shorten.

    “yesterday… because long-term exposure to their radiation may be a health threat.” That only cuts seven words, but the goal is to get the news quickly and clearly.

    Similar comment for the next two grafs. Shorten your sentences. Look where you are using conjunctions. Consider replacing them with periods and beginning a new sentence.

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