Iowa Highway Patrol bans hand-held radar guns, possible cancer risk
September 8, 2016
The Iowa Highway Patrol has decided as of yesterday to ban troopers from carrying hand-held radar guns because of a possible cancer risk.
According to recent research, long term exposure to the radiation waves from radar guns could develop cancer. Seventy radar guns have since been taken out of service while further studies are conducted on the links between cancer and these guns.
According to Adam Smith, “The feeling here is to err on the side of caution until more is known about the issue. The whole situation is under review.”
This movement, supposedly the first of its kind, comes two months after complaints were filed by three different officers stating they developed cancer because of these devices.
September 12th, 2016 at 2:55 pm
You have the info in the right order, top to bottom, but you could improve the lead: “The Iowa Highway Patrol yesterday banned troopers’ use of hand-held radar guns because of a possible cancer risk.” The verb is more compact, and technically they were not banned from carrying the radar guns.
“Supposedly” also stands out. If this is what your sources say, you should be able to believe them.