[CovKid66]

We're waiting on a similar ban here in Ontario, Canada. This is already in place in certain Canadian Provinces (Quebec and Nova Scotia at least I think). Ontario is scheduled for later in the year, and other provinces are following suit! We will have a complete ban on cell phone use though, not just e-mail and texting. Headsets will be permitted though, but you cannot touch your phone e.g. to dial. So voice dialling is okay along with a headset.

It's a joke really when you consider everything else people do in their car...other than driving!

The cell phone and cell phone accessory companies love it..."You're going to need a new voice activated cell phone. Oh, and you'll need a nice new headset to go along with that. Step right this way". We've already got companies jumping on the bandwagon early wording their commercials as if the ban is already in place and for you to come and take advantage of their savings now!

I don't debate for one minute that this will help with accident prevention / reduction. I just don't understand how they can limit the ban to one specific type of distraction.