This texting ban idea is catching on

Four Democratic senators -- Charles Schumer of New York, Robert Menendez of New Jersey, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Kay Hagan of North Carolina -- have introduced legislation that would require all 50 states to join those 14 that have passed laws banning texting while operating a motor vehicle. States that failed to enact such legislation would lose 25 percent of their federal highway funds.

As I predicted Wednesday, opposition to this semi-sensible legislation (it should ban all mobile phone usage while driving) is coming from groups like the Governors Highway Safety Association, which represents state highway safety agencies, which wants to argue the irrelevant: The Association said it does not doubt the dangers of texting while driving but does not support a ban because it would be difficult to enforce.