California bans texting by train operators

By Jesse McKinley and Matthew L. Wald
The New York Times

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After investigators said an engineer in last week's collision was texting on the job, regulators temporarily ban the use of all cellular devices.
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by imhodudes September 19, 2008 9:20 AM PDT: Interesting. The new California ban on cell-phone chatting for auto drivers specifically *allows* text-messaging, which would seem to me far more distracting than holding a phone to your ear.; Reply to this comment


by AppleSuxLeo September 19, 2008 11:16 AM PDT: Maybe he was having a difficult time typing one his iPhone`s terrible "keyboard" ?; Reply to this comment

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