Breaking: NTSB wants to ban mobile phone and electronics use in cars across the country [UPDATE] (Autoblog)
Filed under: Government/Legal, Safety
In August of last year, a 19-year-old pickup driver received 11 texts in as
many minutes while traveling down a Missouri highway outside Gray Summit. The
truck rear-ended a stopped tractor trailer at speed, which was then struck by
not one, but two school buses, resulting in a massive, multi-car pileup that
left 38 people injured and two dead – including the serial texter and a 15
-year-old student riding in one of the buses.
The crash made national news and gained even more press after the driver’s
phone records were released. Today, the National Transportation Safety Board
is recommending a nationwide ban on using a mobile phone while driving.
The key word there is “recommending.” The NTSB doesn’t have the power to enact
legislation; it can only persuade lawmakers to pass a bill making it illegal
for the driver to operate a mobile phone unless it’s an emergency. But the
NTSB is taking it a step further. The government group doesn’t want drivers to
use any electronic or Internet-connected device in the car, and that could
include some of the newest ‘Net-enabled infotainment systems embedded into
vehicles. Further, the proposed ban …
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