Item: Legal hang-up: Legislation can curb driver-distracting cell phones/Spokesman-Review

More Info: Fortunately, the Washington Senate earlier this month passed a bill banning drivers from talking on hand-held cell phones, and just last Tuesday the House of Representatives passed a similar ban on text-messaging while driving. These measures have the potential to penetrate that bubble of denial. Their only real flaw may be that they don't go far enough. It's misleading to exempt hands-free devices from these bans, says the Washington Traffic Safety Commission. They're just as distracting as cell phones.

Question: Is it time to ban cell phone use while driving?

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