It’s been all over the news, on talk radio and in the papers.
The National Transportation Safety Board came out several weeks ago calling for an outright ban on all cell phone activity.
Not just on texting and handheld cell phone calls but on all cell phone calls–even including cell phone calls using a hands free device.
In general, the response has accusations of big brother-ism or, mocking contempt and the full spectrum of citizen outrage.
But why? We think, cell phones should be treated just how we treat other equally deadly items like guns. In most states, in order to transport a handgun, it must be unloaded and locked in the trunk while driving.
Same goes for the cellphone. We push for similar laws that a cell phone’s battery must be removed and then the battery and the phone must be locked in the trunk before a motorist could legally operate the vehicle. A driver caught with a concealed cell phone in the car should face the same prison time as someone with a loaded handgun under the driver’s seat since they’re both equally dangerous.
But it our opinion the NTSB proposal does not go far enough.
