It's terribly annoying to watch motorists try to drive while talking on their cellphone. Rep. Pat Lantz, D-Gig Harbor, wants to go a step further. Her proposed substitute bill would ban use of hand-held cellphones by drivers. While we agree that talking on a cellphone can distract drivers, State Patrol officials don't keep records of cellphone usage as a factor in highway accidents. In fact cellphone use has increased, but the number of fatal accidents declined last year.
Police can already issue citations to drivers for unsafe operation of a vehicle.
We don't need another law.