No to cell-phone ban

I say an emphatic "no" to making it illegal to drive while talking on a cell phone. I use a hands-free headset with my cell phone and keep uppermost in my mind that I'm driving. That means I pay attention to the road and the traffic, do not have my neck cocked at a funny angle, and don't have one hand occupied with the phone. I question the validity of studies that say people respond the same way as drunken drivers when talking on cell phones and driving. Talking is not an impairment. With a hands-free cell phone, the person driving is no more distracted than if he or she were talking to a passenger. Are we going to make that illegal, too?

Lori L. Weintz

West Jordan