Sentences with phrase «banning cell phone calls»

In fact, the US DOT is considering banning cell phone calls on planes.

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Joel Feldman with the Casey Feldman Foundation notes that New York State already bans both hand held calls and texting while driving, but he says three quarters of all distracted driving injuries and deaths are unrelated to cell phones.

While banning cell phones and calling in the cops might be options of last resort, they won't do much to improve a school's culture.

Throughout the year, Secretary LaHood called on states to adopt tough penalties for cell phone use while driving, and DOT released sample legislation lawmakers could use to pass texting bans in their states.

(Most calls for cell phone bans in Europe seem to relate to the idea that extreme overuse might cause cancer: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-phones-idUSBRE89I0V320121019 My understanding is that there is still a great deal of debate as to whether this is so, and can serve to illustrate the interaction of the law and science.)