The CEA disagrees with the National Transportation Safety Board’s call for...
The CEA disagrees with the National Transportation Safety Board’s call for a ban on non-essential use of mobile devices by transportation operators, said Michael Petricone, CEA’s senior vice president-government and regulatory affairs, in a statement Wednesday (http://xrl.us/bnztth). The NTSB said…
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Wednesday in its annual list of “most-wanted” transportation safety improvements that state and federal governments should ban device use by operators of vehicles, planes, trains and vessels. Companies should develop and enforce policies aimed at eliminating distracted operation, while device manufacturers should develop technology that would render mobile devices inoperable when they're within the reach of a transportation operator, the NTSB said (http://xrl.us/bnztsi). The NTSB’s approach “misses the mark,” Petricone said. “By calling for an ‘abstinence-only’ approach, the NTSB ignores established realities of human behavior, as well as the fact that in-vehicle technology -- when used correctly -- can make for vastly safer roadways. Rather than calling for broad regulations or outright bans, policymakers should encourage the use of the many innovative driver safety technologies coming on to the marketplace.” CEA gave the NTSB earlier this year with a list of third-party apps that “promote safe use of portable technologies in the automobile,” Petricone said.