Don't touch that dial! (No, really, it could be illegal)

The NTSB and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood are at it again.  They want to ban all cell phone use while driving, including hands-free calls. LaHood even wants to ban OnStar and Ford's Sync system in cars. This is the latest news today from our nanny-state government even though traffic fatalities are at their lowest point since the 1940s. Additionally, the NTSB said that 9.4 percent of all traffic fatalities in 2010 were due to distracted driving but doesn't quantify what distractions were present. Were passengers distracting the drivers?  Were the drivers eating? Putting on makeup or shaving? I'll be the first to tell you that texting while driving is just plain stupid but to go so far as to say hands-free calls and a telematics system that saves lives should be banned is just ridiculous. Besides, aren't we all distracted while driving?  What's next, no thinking about anything but the road while driving? Are these outrageous claims to get something through concessions - is it all about negotiating?  What is Ray LaHood looking for?  This is so ridiculous that one can not figure out what the government's ultimate goal is.   I am pleased with the statistics that our government has provided me. With that, I will make a decision as an adult how to drive. How many countless millions of dollars will they throw at this only to conclude the obvious. Government intervention into my driving habits is unnecessary and unwanted. As with any of the other unenforceable laws that they spend millions of dollars on and countless hours of Congressional time wasted, those who want to text, will. It is also unlawful to drink and drive, however, people still do. Make it unlawful to text and people still will, albeit a very bad idea Stay out of our lives, thanks again for the statistics, now let me make my own decisions.