Debra Pickett

OK, so the topic of today's rant isn't actually covered in my favorite book of last year, but Freakonomics does an awesome job of dealing with the same faulty logic.

So, basically, because new drivers tend to get into a lot of accidents, an Illinois state legislator is proposing that we raise the driving age. Thus, completely missing the point that new drivers get into accidents because they're new, inexperienced drivers, not because they're 16. If they first get their licenses at 18, they'll still be new, inexperienced drivers.

Also, I guess this is a lost cause at this point, but, really, it's the distracted talking while driving that's the problem, not the actual cell phone device.

Seriously.