Banning hands-free devices in cars won't stop driver
distractions  cell phone driving Hand-held and hands-free phones
should be banned while driving.  After years of being told that
only hands-free devices are safe enough to use while driving a
car, it’s now being suggested that even these warrant a total
ban (“Safety board urges total phone ban,” Dec. 14).  If that’s
the case, should we still be allowed to talk to a passenger
while behind the wheel? How about listening to the radio or
popping in a CD?  There are good drivers and bad drivers.
Talking on a hands-free device doesn’t necessarily turn a good
driver into a bad one.  Although a great number of accidents
happen while jockeying for position at toll plazas, the
government never seems to advocate the banning of tolls.  Daniel
Hodge, Union  Related editorial: Ban all cell phones while
driving and raise fines on scofflaws