Insurance Group Says National Cell Phone Ban Proposal Won't Work

Cell phone bans, such as those recently recommended by the National Transportation Safety Board, have so far proven useless when it comes to actually reducing car crashes, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

The Insurance Institute is a private group financed by auto insurers. The National Transportation Safety Board recently recommended that states adopt strict rules banning all non-driving-related use of hand-held devices such as cell phones -- even hands-free -- while driving.

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iamdabest1 - 12/17/2011 8:31:44 PM

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that would be like trying to ban women and old people from driving... its just impossible, even if its the right think to do...

85bmw745i - 12/25/2011 1:57:37 AM

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Simple, when the driver gets in the car with the cell phone the car can disable it while driving. All it takes is some sort of sensor that knows of the phone is in the drivers side of the car, or something to block the signal to the drivers side once the vehicle starts moving.