The issue of distracted driving is hotly debated in the U.S., with Transport Secretary Ray LaHood pushing to reduce activities behind the wheel that may lead to an accident.
It's a fair point and that’s why, so far, 35 states and the District of Columbia have banned both handheld cell phone use and texting when behind the wheel.
Banning all mobile devices, however, including hands-free devices, as the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) wants, is perhaps taking things too far.
Chapel Hill, a town in North Carolina with a population of 58,000, doesn't agree as it has the distinction of being the first place in the nation to outlaw talking on hands-free cell phones while driving.
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