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Executive Order Bars Federal Workers From Texting and Driving
CWmike writes "A two-day Distracted Driving Summit in Washington concluded Thursday, after experts raised multiple thorny questions on how to reduce cell phone and texting while driving, with a big emphasis placed on driver and employer responsibility. But that was not before President Obama signed an executive order that tells all federal employees not to engage in texting while driving government vehicles. [US Transportation Secretary Ray] LaHood also announced that his department would ban text messaging altogether and restrict cell phone use by truck and interstate bus drivers, and disqualify school bus drivers from receiving commercial driver's licenses if they have been convicted of texting while driving. His department also plans to make permanent some restrictions placed on the use of cell phones in rail operations, he added without offering further details. The executive order 'shows the federal government is leading by example' and 'sends a signal that distracted driving is dangerous,' LaHood said."
To bad they didn't ban federal workers from drinking and driving, Ted Kennedy wouldn't be roasting right now.
The wisdom of crowds is what we have now in the USA. Love them or hate them, the people picked Obama and the Democrats.
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Your country doesn't even have a NAME, let alone a history!
"United States of America" is a description, not a name!
"America" is a continent where a lot of other countries exist (most of which have names, BTW)
"United States" is a description of a Federal Republic type of goverment