The National Transportation Safety Board is asking states to ban all use of cellphones while driving, even hands-free devices. Though it's insane to think about, some states don't even ban texting while driving, much less anything else!
What do cartoonists think of all these crazy, distracted drivers behind the wheel? Check out our Drivers and Cell Phones cartoon slideshow to find out.



Talking and texting while driving has become a very significant problem. Unless and until it becomes common for the families of those injured or killed by DWD to be awarded large financial settlements in civil trials it is likely that we will continue to see >3K killed (likely a gross underestimate) and many many more injured each year. Alternatively, develop and require the technology that would effectively prohibit cell phone use in ANY form from a moving automobile. Frankly, while I abhor government intervention and prefer 'market forces' to condition behavior, THIS problem is so pervase and threatening, Big Brother is likely to be the best/only answer.