[Innovative]

Great, just great!

I have a better idea -- why not just assign a government worker to each car, to supervise the driver.

(obviously I am being sarcastic)

[RichInOC]

No, Secretary LaHood. Bad idea. Here in Southern California, people live in their cars and on their phones. I say this not as a threat but as a simple fact: You will have people of all political parties trying to kill you guys.

[FrankR]

No cell phones in cars...ooooooookkkkkkkkkkay

First of all, from where was the "cellular phone" derived? Methinks it was from (dare I say it, dare I say it) CAR PHONES

Gosh, what an idea. An actual phone you can use in your car! Wow!

Portability unheard of in generations past.

The ability to call an ambulance if you're in an accident. the ability to call for a mechanic or a wrecker if you're stalled in the hood. The ability to let your spouse/parents/kids know you arrives safely.

Now comes this minute wiener, DaHood, wanting to block said phones in cars...what a totalitarian control freak.

How is this technology going to be confined within the car? Will we be blanking out other pedestrian cell phone users? Why do pedestrians have the right to mobile communications and the drivers do not?

Is anyone besides me tired of this nanny-state bull$hit?

What possible good are cellphones if we can't use them driving?

Again, a few dolts have wrecks while texting and this nannystate nabob wants all drivers to lose phone priviledges.

I say if this is implemented, that we should all just totally cancel cellphone services all over the US. I'll be damned if I'm going to pull off somewhere, and have to get out of my car to use my cellphone.

We'll just bring the industry to it's knees due to cancellations and let DaHood be responsible for loss of all that tax revenue...right here when we can least afford to lose it.

I can pretty much say - knowing some about electronics - that I will disable such a circuit in my car, post haste, and screw'm if they don't like it.

It's time to crank up the TEA party and go back to DC...this nanny state freedom robbing has got to stop.

[Secret Agent Man]

Liberals are either just full bore on 100% of totally off.

Why use common sense when you either say “all must do it” or “none can do it”?

The solution is simple. IF people get into accidents and a cell phone is suspected being in use during the accident, PUT A PENALTY MULTIPLIER ON WHATEVER THEY ARE CHARGED WITH. If they cause manslaughter, triple the penalty because they were on a cell phone at the time. Nailed with distracted driving because of an accident? Multiply the penalty. Cause an accident on the phone, the penalty doubles or triples. Cause a death and it’s multiplied to felony manslaughter and loss of license for awhile. We are so lenient towards people who kill others using a car, compared to how we treat those with a firearm or knife. A car is a deadly weapon, you can kill so easily with it. The fact most don’t is immaterial.

You only nail the people who actually get into trouble with the phone. Not the rest of us. There are times when you are following a drunk that you’ll call 911, or if you are phoning in an accident. Sometimes it’s a lot safer to keep moving phoning in problems. I think most calls in the car can wait, and the only time I’ve ever called while driving is for 911 calls, but unless actual harm has come about, don’t charge anyone with anything.

[penelopesire]

Are we ready for the pitchforks yet? What is it gonna take to overthrow these tyrants?

ENOUGH OF THIS CRAP!!

IMPEACH!

[ReverendJames]

So in case of emergencies???? You’re trapped in your car for five days or so but can’t call 911 ... almost the same reasoning for plastic bags ... don’t kill trees for paper bags but now plastic bags are being banned. Don’t you just love the reasoning of these people?

[bunkerhill7]

Too Late to Phone Home! You can already buy these in China.

[GravityFree]

Let me see we're going to have government mandated cell phone "zappers", a breath-a-lizer ignition switch so we can't drive drunk, and an engine kill switch so the cops can stop us if we're speeding

How long will it be before they propose a "libido disabler" for the back seat ?

[jerry557]

Big Brother gets bigger every day.

[PAR35]

Why not just ban private ownership of vehicles?

[Traveler59]

Here's a problem they're not looking at, cell phone jammers also interfere with GPS reception. I know, I have a portable cell phone jammer and it screws up my Garmin GPS.

[Cyman]

And this technology can tell the difference between a driver’s phone and one of the passengers?

[sergeantdave]

It makes me curious how LaHood and his fascist buddies in DC will make it with no food, water or electricity.

[FourPeas]

Government arrogance reaches new heights.

[Bean Counter]

Just who the hell does Ray LaHood think he is??

Obama??

I swear, the fascism gets worse every time one of these idiots opens their pie-hole!

[bobzeetwin]

One more effort by Team Obama to help the small business owner.

[LaineyDee]

Ahhhhhhhhh.........so THIS is what idiots do in their spare time besides navel-gazing. I always wondered...

I am required to carry a cell phone on me at all times...as do the physicians/nurses I work with. No way can road warriors stop at every intersection to get out of the car and see if we have emergency call-ins or perform other daily functions.

[taraytarah]

On a positive note, attempts to attack cellphone freedom could finally motivate the young crowd to awaken to the threat of team obama.