Allow me to qualify this post with a disclaimer: There are a lot of stupid people who do stupid things when driving and talking on a cell phone, and those people shouldn't be allowed to drive (or breed, probably). Heck, they shouldn't be allowed to walk and chew gum at the same time, either.
That being said, I am absolutely against any type of legislation that makes it illegal to talk on a cell phone while driving (hands-free device or not). I heard a morning DJ ranting about this and how cell phones should be banned in cars, yada, yada, yada. I must confess, it's the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
Why do they want to ban cell phones? Because it's a distraction. That's true. But unless you are playing a game or trying to write a text message on your cell while driving, is it really any more distracting than having a conversation with a passenger in the car, changing the radio station, or changing CDs? Nope.
So I say, fine, ban cell phones from cars. Just be sure to be consistent about it and ban conversations, changing radio stations, CDs or anything else that might be distracting. Heck, let's just make it easier and ban people from cars altogether. That should solve the problem - along with a lot of others as well.
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