A surprising outbreak of common sense: State legislatures kill 30 car-phone bills

State legislatures around the USA have killed 30 bills designed to regulate or prohibit the use of cell phones in cars -- which is a good thing, say Libertarians, since you’re more likely to get killed by lightning than by a distracted cell phone-using driver.

“When and where you responsibly use your cell phone is your own business -- so state legislatures have done the right thing to kill these busybody laws,” said Steve Dasbach, Libertarian Party national director.

“After all, back in the early days of automobiles, state legislatures debated whether to ban car radios on the grounds that they were dangerous, and raised fears that windshield wipers would hypnotize drivers and cause crashes. Legislators rejected that exaggerated fear-mongering -- just as they have done now with today’s cellular hysteria.”

Also See: glossary of cell phone terms.

Author Notes:

Yen Hung contributes and publishes news editorial to http://www.1st-in-cell-phones.com. A cellular phone industry resource featuring articles, comparisons and reviews of cellular phone and service plans.

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A surprising outbreak of common sense: State legislatures kill 30 car-phone bills