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Both CBS' Sharyl Attkisson and ABC's Lisa Stark picked up on a potential scandal from 2003. The National Highway Transportation Safety Board had prepared a public relations blitz, complete with talking points, press releases and a rollout plan, to publicize the dangers of talking on a cellphone while driving. In 2002, the NHTSA estimated, more than 950 people had been killed by distracted motorists during cellphone conversations. But the rollout never happened and the research documenting the dangers was kept secret until a lawsuit forced its publication. "It is unclear why the agency did not act," ABC's Stark stated, noting that drivers' cellphone use has doubled in the ensuing six years. "Safety advocates suspect the government did not want to upset the powerful wireless industry," reported CBS' Attkisson. "Total bunk," was how a former transportation official responded.
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