CEI Weekly: Safety Board Proposes Cell Phone Ban for Drivers

Friday, December 16, 2011

Feature: Drivers can be distracted by many things. Why is the government focused on cell phone use?

FEATURED STORY: Safety Board Proposes Cell Phone Ban for Drivers The National Transportation Safety Board is pushing for a nationwide ban on all "nonemergency" use of cell phones by automobile drivers. CEI experts released a joint statement explaining why the ban would be ineffective at best. Read the statement here. SHAPING THE DEBATE Climategate Proves Scientists Are - Gasp! - Human Matt Patterson's op-ed in The Washington Examiner Exactly What Is Crony Capitalism, Anyway? Bill Frezza's op-ed on RealClearMarkets Don't Drill for Roads Marc Scribner's op-ed in National Review Nipping Jobs in the Bud Brian McGraw's op-ed in The American Spectator Occupy Wall Street Movement Ignites the Nation Bill Frezza's column in Forbes How Federal Aid Drives Up College Tuitions Hans Bader's op-ed in Minding the Campus A Cautionary Tale on Government Spying Iain Murray and David Bier's op-ed in The Washington Examiner Oil & Gas: The Gifts That Keep on Giving Robert L. Bradley's op-ed in Forbes Boeing Double-Teamed by Union, NLRB Vincent Vernuccio's citation in The Orange County Register SOPA Foes Marshall Opposition Before House Panel Vote Ryan Radia's citation in CNET Cell Phone Ban Critic: NTSB Has 'No Business Telling Me How to Drive My Car' Ryan Radia's citation in YahooNews

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