Rosaries, religious statues banned from car dashboards in Philippines
May 23, 2017
A Philippine law designed to prevent distracted driving will ban rosaries and religious statues on car dashboards.
A spokesman for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines has criticized the measure, as have some lawmakers, who called for a suspension of the law.
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Posted by: nix898049 -
May. 23, 2017 4:03 PM ET USA
I'd liked to see the statistical analysis that directly links the presence of these items with any fatal distraction. I won't hold my breath.
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Posted by: feedback -
May. 23, 2017 9:57 AM ET USA
I highly doubt that this has anything to do with safe driving.
