To tweet or not to tweet at the wheel?

Twitter is all the rage these days.  Heck we even have to tweet to make sure we get a good grade in this very class!  Now a days anyone who is anyone seems to be on twitter... the president, Barbara Walters and a million other pop stars and wannabe's.  But it seems to be causing some issues when it comes to safety on the road.  In an article by KSPR news in Kansas, reporter Joanna Small states that twitter is sending "mixed messages".  There are at least 22 states that are sending traffic, and road condition updates from twitter.  While this seems fine and dandy, those states also ban texting while driving.  We seem to have an issue here. How can one check traffic updates on the road if one cannot text while driving?  According to the article, transportation officials say that people should check their tweets before they hit the road.  Hmmm... while I think letting someone know about traffic before they hit the road is a good idea, I think they should leave the traffic updates to the news website instead of tempting teenage drivers to check their twitter while driving.  Let's just not even give them the temptation.