Warning labels on cellphones proposed

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood proposed labels that would warn that using a cellphone while driving is dangerous. He announced last week that research by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that distracted driving led to 5,474 highway deaths and 448,000 accidents last year, which was 16 percent of the national total.

Asked whether such warning labels should be required in all new cars, Sec LaHood said, "I want to work with the car industry on a few other things before I get to that." In his opening remarks, Sec LaHood scolded the auto industry for turning cars into entertainment centers. He said automakers have supported bans on text messaging and handheld cellphone use while driving, but have introduced other distractions.