If using a cell phone is as dangerous as drunk driving (and it is), and TEXTING is worse (which it is)....how stupid and thoughtless do you have to be to use a computer while you drive? The brain power it takes to actually execute the kinds of decisions that accessing email, and browsing takes, will....and there are NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS.....totally distract you from driving. At 60PMH, look away for 3.5 seconds and you have traveled the length of a football field. 

Ford, Audi, and others (Including the Sony add on shown here) are going to be offering this in the next year. I URGE the government to stop this in it's tracks like they are trying to stop distracted driving in general.

THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL and THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION, RAY  La HOOD, HAS RECOMMENDED THAT CELL PHONES SHOULD BE BANNED ENTIRELY WHILE DRIVING IN THE UNITED STATES.

FROM ABC NEWS:

"The organization has been touting studies that show driving while using a Bluetooth headset is just as dangerous as it is when talking on a traditional handset. NSC spokespeople also point to a recent survey, by Nationwide Insurance, that shows 40 percent of drivers have been hit or almost hit by another driver who was talking on the phone. They liken the push for the new blanket ban to that of the battle for child-safety seats and seat belts.

Many have called such a ban unenforceable, but that hasn't stopped the Council from moving forward. They're encouraging businesses to forbid their employees from talking and driving while on the job. ExxonMobil has instituted just such a ban, and a spokesman for the company defended it, saying, "We didn't want people to have to make a choice between safety and business. We will make that choice for them."

We've gotten used to being able to use our Bluetooth headsets while driving around, and it would certainly take a lot to break the habit. We understand the logic behind an all-out ban, but we'd like to see the current bans in places like New York, New Jersey and California enforced a bit better before state governments try to expand the laws."

Here is Mr. Traffic's opinion.............

There is NO question in my mind that using a cell phone while driving OR texting, is nothing short of INSANE.  Every reputable study shows that the mind disconnects from what it is doing when talking on a phone to a disembodied voice. Driving is NOT for MULTI-TASKING. We all take driving for granted, and assume that we have the skills to multi-task, when the truth is that we are moving down the street at speeds that a human was not, by nature, supposed to do.....and things are happening SOOOOO fast, that we don't need 100% of our attention on the road.........we need 200%!  It is selfish and stupid to text especially.  It is a measure of our lack judgment about driving that we use these devices.  Hands-Free laws have NOT made a difference, because it is not the hands free which makes the difference.........ITS THE TALKING. Then people ask....."WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT AND TALKING TO MY PASSENGERS?"  The answer is....not much. Passenger distraction is in the top 5 of reasons people must get hurt or die in a car. But anyway......if you are talking on a phone, who is going to warn you that something is about to happen? No one.

We have all (myself included)...been endangered by people on cell phones. I resent the stupidity.  Those of you who are against this cause you WANT to yap on a phone to kill time, boredom or make money......when you get hit and hurt by someone doing it...........when you are in the hospital...........will you go......."IT'S OK.....I DO IT TOO.............I WON'T EVEN SUE YOU!"    Um......NO! 

When someone YOU love is hurt or killed this way.....will you THEN regret you contributed to it?

Stop this now by STOPPING using your phone while driving, and even more....do not TAKE calls from someone who calls you from the car unless they are parked.

Visit the website of

and help them in this fight!!!

Mr. Traffic

Here are some tips if you are going to use your phone while you drive (and I know NOTHING said here will stop you):

PICK THE RIGHT PHONE

• DO try to get a phone that has "hands free" talking.
• DO know how the phone works BEFORE you get into the car.
• DO use memory dialing if possible, to cut down on the time you have your eyes off the road. Many phones now have "hands-free" dialing as well. They are voice activated.
• DON'T use your phone in heavy traffic. It's an accident waiting to happen.
• DON'T dial at a red light or stop sign. You may think this is the safe thing to do, but you will be impeding traffic. Only dial when you are NOT in traffic!
• DON'T take notes or look up phone numbers while the car is in motion!!!!

One of the BEST uses of a cellular phone is for emergency purposes. 9-1-1is a free call and it is tied into the Highway Patrol in most states. If you need a local police, ask them to connect you. But PLEASE...only use 9-1-1 for EMERGENCIES like:

• Traffic crashes
• Traffic hazards
• A Reckless or Drunk driver
• Medical emergencies
• Fires
• A driver in distress
• A crime in progress

MORE FROM THE NEW YORK STATE DMV ON USING CELL PHONE: CLICK HERE