NTSB recommends ban on driver cell phone use
• APStates should ban ALL driver use of cell phones and other portable electronic devices, except in emergencies, the National Transportation Board said. The recommendation, unanimously agreed to by the board, applies to both hands-free and hand-held pho
http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/13/us/ntsb-cell-phone-ban/index.html
This is nanny-state nonsense based on exaggerated, fraudulent statistics and anecdotes of the same ilk as the idea that women or the elderly are bad drivers. Using a hands-free device is no more dangerous than talking to the person in the passenger's seat- and I personally once had a near-accident due to an argument I had with my (ex) wife. Governments cannot eliminate all distractions, that's a utopian pipe dream.