Texting and telephone useage bans while driving, in countries where they are prohibited, seem to be making a huge difference in fatalities and injuries. In the UK, for example, the per capita traffic deaths per are 1/3 of what they are in the U.S.. Austria 1/4, Germany 1/4.

Last year approximately 38,000 people were killed and another 600,000 were maimed in traffic accidents in the U.S.. Common sense dictates that distracted driving via texting and/or cell phone useage, contributed to some of these fatalities.

Do you really think taking a life or maiming another human being or yourself, is justified by your need to stay connected? Is your call really that important that it can't wait until you stop or pull off the road. If you do, you must take responsibility for this government intervention and have nothing other to blame but your own disregard for your fellow man.

Actually, in a small town where I work, this IS a ticket-able offense. It's considered distracted driving to be eating a sandwich, etc while driving. They've already made it an offense to drive while texting (which I agree with that one since it CAN take your eyes off the road).

Otherwise, I guess you might as well outlaw having a passenger IF they are going to talk to you. Otherwise, they have to be quiet.

Some things are being taken too far and this is one of them (that is, banning hands-free devices now).

I guess I better not go and try to change the channel of my radio. I mean, it means taking my eyes off of the road for a second. YIKES!