FEDS WEIGH CELL PHONE BAN FOR BUS, TRUCK DRIVERS
(MSNBC)
After safety studies (and a few high-profile accidents) have shown, cell phone usage by mass transit drivers is dangerous. No. Freaking. Way. But, unlike the Bush administration, the Obama administration is actually pressing the issue farther, rather than letting it stagnate on a nebulous To-Do list. According to the article, "The NTSB's recommendation was prompted by a 2004 accident in which the driver of a motorcoach carrying students on a trip to Washington became so engrossed in a cell phone conversation that he failed to notice signs that said the height of an upcoming bridge was nearly 2 feet less than the height of the bus. The bus slammed into the underside of the bridge, shearing off the roof and injuring 11 passengers."
Yeah, the article had a liberal slant. Yeah, it was justified. Honestly, bus drivers texting? Common sense, people. The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round until they get tangled up in a tree because the bus driver was having a fight with his girlfriend.
Link to story at msnbc.com
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33001645/ns/technology_and_science-wireless/
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