The End of the Road For Texting Truckers 171
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from the six-days-on-the-road-and-I'm-gonna-text-home-tonight dept.
from the six-days-on-the-road-and-I'm-gonna-text-home-tonight dept.
crimeandpunishment writes "The US Transportation Department is calling for a permanent ban on texting while driving, for interstate truck and bus drivers. An interim ban has been in place since January. The government says it is doing everything it can to make roads safer by reducing the threat of distracted drivers. The Transportation Department says nearly 6,000 people were killed and half a million injured in crashes involving distracted drivers in 2008."
Just another example of the... (Score:1, Funny)
Massive Federal intrusion into private industry! Not to mention denying the progress of evolution!
Truly we must resist this onerous regulation and the unfair burden presented by its unfunded mandate!
Yes, I did hear about this on Foxnews.
On a side note... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:This requires federal government intervention? (Score:3, Funny)