A new study reinforces the open secret of distracted driving — legislation requiring hands-free cell phones won’t do the job (WSJ)
More proof that the vice president was correct in calling high-speed rail grants apolitical: Pennsylvania’s Democratic-rich leadership is upset to see their state got shut out (Trib-Review)
In Tampa, meanwhile, joy over rail money is giving way to questions over how to connect the bullet train to new local transit options (St. Pete Times)
And in Connecticut, high-speed rail backers aren’t getting discouraged by their $40m award (Courant)
