'Hands-free' phone is still a distraction

5/1/2005

"Distracted" is the key word.

The lady who hit the child in Oregon said she was distracted by her cell phone.

A "hands-free" cell phone will not stop distraction.

Perhaps no phone at all is the answer, or require someone other than the driver to use it.

GLEN DeGELNOR

Maumee