NTSB Wants To Ban All Cell Phone Use While Driving

The National Transportation Safety Board recommends banning all cell phone use in cars except for 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.

The board made the recommendation in connection with a deadly highway pileup in Missouri last year. The board said the initial collision in the accident near Gray Summit, Mo., was caused by the inattention of a 19 year-old-pickup driver who sent or received 11 texts in the 11 minutes immediately before the crash.

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.