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Should Car Phones Be Banned?

A number of public-safety groups are lobbying Congress to pass legislation banning car phones, calling them dangerous and distracting to the driver. What do you think?

Greg Masters • Veterinarian

“I couldn’t concentrate on the road if I was yakking on the horn. It’s distracting enough having my secretary blow me on those cross-town commutes.”

Greg Masters • Veterinarian

Tad Herman • Roofer

“Car phones? Oh,

Tad Herman • Roofer

Bob Dwyer • Building Contractor

“I have no need for cars or phones, for I am a mollusk.”

Bob Dwyer • Building Contractor

Helen Holt • Systems Analyst

“Having a phone in the car has made it so much easier to swerve.”

Helen Holt • Systems Analyst

Lynette Eggert • Chiropractor

“Talking on the phone while driving is an accident waiting to happen, so I just sit in the garage all day, waiting for calls.”

Lynette Eggert • Chiropractor

Rick Nielsen • Carpenter

“Car phone or no car phone, one thing is certain—I’m not gonna pay a lot for this muffler!”

Rick Nielsen • Carpenter