Phones & drivers-in-training

The US National Transportation Safety Board is proposing a ban on cellphone use by teenagers learning to drive, Reuters reports. The Board added the proposed restriction to its "most wanted" list of safety improvements for the coming year. The list "also includes older appeals for more states to impose limits on teens' night driving and carrying of passengers," according to Reuters, which adds that 11 states and the District of Columbia "have imposed some limits on wireless technology while driving. Most prohibit cell phone use by drivers who are getting their license."