...about damned time.
The NHTSA needs to be cut off at the knees. The NFPA can go to hell to.
At any rate, I hate talking on my cell while driving particularly since I drive a stick shift but it never fails that once I pass the front gates my cell rings with a call from a fellow shipmate asking me to let everyone know he's running a little late this morning.
> The study found that cell phone use is the fastest growing
> and most visible distraction that leads to accidents, ...
But as I understand it, there's no appreciable decline in
the accident rate if the driver is celling hands-free.
Makes me wonder if this isn't a cover for some other reason
to restrict cell driving on base.
I would think the main reason is for security, with bombs being detonated in London and elsewhere by cell phones.
Personally, I would like to see cell phones banned entirely. They are a nuisance and the ultimate in rude behavior, with people receiving calls in churches, restaurants, concerts, and mostly users don't watch where they are driving.
Last week, sitting in a Food Lion parking lot, I counted 16 out of 20 drivers using their phones. Most were oblivious to their surroundings.
I've been on a number of military bases, and they all have tons of these silly sort of nanny rules. Makes our big tough military look like a bunch of delicate-flower ninnies.
There should be an exception for people with ADD, since they can do lots of things at the same time and still be alert for the import things going on around them.
It's been like that in Ft. Campbell, KY since last Spring