NTSB Recommends Cell Phone Ban For Drivers

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday December 13, 2011 @07:29AM from the text-your-disapproval-from-behind-the-wheel dept.

ducomputergeek writes "According to this AP report, the National Transportation Safety Board says 'States should ban all driver use of cell phones and other portable electronic devices, except in emergencies.' 'The recommendation, unanimously agreed to by the five-member board, applies to both hands-free and hand-held phones and significantly exceeds any existing state laws restricting texting and cellphone use behind the wheel.' So what about all the cars today that come with built-in computers, navigation, internet capabilities, and cell phones?"

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Re:Docked Phones? by Synerg1y · 2011-12-13 07:39 · Score: 0, Flamebait

This is what happens when a bunch of oldfags try to get together and dictate how people do things. Thankfully its just a suggestion, one they didn't think through very much. Then again, what has come out of DOT that's positive in oh say the last 20 years?
Re:It does if you kill them for it by TheOldFart · 2011-12-13 15:28 · Score: 1, Flamebait

Why are people in favor or death sentences usually against abortion? Isn't death penalty a really late term abortion?