NTSB moves ahead on nationwide driver/cell phone ban
A nationwide ban on driver use of portable electronic devices while operating a motor vehicle got a legislative hearing this week, with National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Vice Chairman Christopher Hart testifyng before the New York State Senate.
"In the last decade, the NTSB has identified the use of a portable electronic device as a factor in the probable cause of eight accidents and incidents across all transportation modes," Hart told the senate Committee on Transportation. "Forty-six people died and 181 were injured in these events.