Hands off--the government gets involved

Three days ago I posted this piece about how the "hands free" cell phone law really wasn't addressing the problem.

Then today on the Yahoo home page I see this story about how the administration was looking into the "epidemic" of distracted driving (that term is in a quote attributed to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood) with a two-day meeting on the subject.

Coincidence? Or could it be that someone in Washington was keeping tabs on what Doug's little site is mentioning?

No, it's coincidence. They're apparently considering banning cell phone usage because it's distracting, when if they'd read my post they'd know the problem is not distractions. (Distractions are the symptoms of the problem.)

Until they develop a cure for stupidity, the only way to prevent distracted driving would be to ban driving. However, as that's unlikely to meet with much support we'll have to go in another direction: federally funded good luck charms.

See. Didn't take me two days. Not that anyone at the meeting will read this, but if you happen to have a line to this LaHood guy, feel free to pass this along. I'm not about the glory; I'm merely happy to contribute to the solution.