[newzjunkey]

Good.

[DoughtyOne]

I agree. When I first heard this today, I caught the end of a news clip. At the time I thought this meant everyone including adults. I’m glad to hear it doesn’t. I have a nice hands free setup that is voice activated, and I didn’t want to forgo using it in the car.

[fr_freak]

Good.

Not so fast. As with everything else that has occurred in the history of the nanny state, a law that applies to only certain people or certain situations will eventually apply to everyone. This "only teenagers" thing is simply the way to get everyone used to the idea, then they pass the law telling all adults that they aren't allowed to use cell phones while driving either. This is not a guess, or a wild prediction. This is an absolute certainty.

We'll still have some who say "good, all drivers should be banned from using cell phones", but I would like to know why that is a good idea, aside from the fact that it is simply annoying to see people do that. Shall we ban applying lipstick? Combing hair? Eating? At what point do we decide that the government has quite enough say in our daily lives?

[mysterio]

Good.

The nanny state is never good. We are teaching teens to accept government authority instead of making responsible decisions on their own. And those teens will grow up and vote for more nanny measures.