Google may be getting Glass’s fashion situation under control by partnering with Warby Parker, but Glass’s potential to be dangerously distracting still seems like a problem. And where there’s a problem, West Virginian legislators know to step in with preemptive regulation. Apparently. Inspired by a CNET review of Glass, Gary G. Howell, a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, is introducing a bill to ban driving with Glass on. He told CNET’s Chris Matyszczyk in an email that he thinks Glass would pose the same problems as texting while driving. Howell noted that young people are more likely to be inexperienced drivers and “it is mostly the young that are the tech-savvy that try new things.” Howell added: “I am a libertarian, and government has no business protecting us from ourselves, but it does have a duty to make sure I don’t injure or kill someone else.”
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Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN and writes a popular daily business blog. He's a bestselling author, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.