Trucks & Trailers U.S. recommends ban on drivers using electronic devices

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Built-in systems like OnStar would not be affected.


WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) -- U.S. drivers couldn't send text messages or use mobile phones -- even with headsets or portable speakers -- under U.S. National Transportation Safety Board recommendations aimed at preventing distracted-driving crashes.

"Too many people are texting, talking and driving at the same time," NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman said at a hearing in Washington today. "It's time to put a stop to distraction. No call, no text, no update is worth a human life."



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Be interested in hearing your comments - personally I can't drive and text at the same time so I won't do it but I have seen people do all kinds of things while driving and they're not using electronic devices - sometimes those people can't seem to drive straight.