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Group Urges Ban On Driving While Talking On Cell
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“The National Safety Council called Monday for a nationwide ban on cell phone use while driving, a prohibition opposed by the industry. ‘Studies show that driving while talking on a cell phone is extremely dangerous and puts drivers at a four times greater risk of a crash,’ said Janet Froetscher, the council’s president and CEO, in a news release, referring to a 1997 New England Journal of Medicine examination of hospital records.” (CNN [1], Tuesday)
Can we ban groups that urge bans?
FEE Timely Classic:
“The Nanny State [2]” by Don Boureaux
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[1] CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/12/cell.phone.driving/index.html?eref=rss_us
[2] The Nanny State: http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/the-nanny-state/
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