No rational need for cell phone ban

As reported by MSNBC :

More than 18 months since New York banned hand-held cell phone use
while driving, there is no data indicating that the ban has reduced
accidents there, according to state and federal safety experts.

While no state study has focused specifically on the cell phone
issue since the ban took effect in December 2001, an array of
independent studies show cell phone conversations using ?hands-free?
devices are just as likely to cause dangerous distractions as those
conducted on hand held phones.

In spite of this evidence, 42 states are considering New York-style
bans in their current sessions.

Or course more states will adopt the ban on cell phones. Revenue is
down, so they need to give cops another excuse to stop drivers to write
expensive tickets.