Of course, hand texting is not safer than hands free. And great if a car can be retrofitted for hands-free speaking. I think most of the newer cars have this already. But a personal cell phone can be programmed to function as hands-free and works well. 

But we still do not know how many fatalities and crashes are caused by hands-free speaking on the phone. My guess is that it could actually help save lives. If I was driving alone at night, especially on long distances, it could help keep me alert. My understanding of this proposed bill is that it would attempt to make hands-free speaking illegal for most of us, although I have no idea how that could be identified or enforced. 

Where do you work? Maybe I'll stop by and get an estimate on a hands-free unit for the car.