First seat belts, now headsets

Today California begins a ban on driving-while-talking, at least when it's on a cell phone without a headset. Otherwise, feel free to chat away, put on a tie, or fiddle with your headset. See what the editorial board thinks of the ban in today's editorial, and below, see what editorial boards past thought of two once-controversial automobile safety issues: seat belts and air bags.

July 1, 2008