LaHood

You can call U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood many things, but "slouch" isn't on the list. At a time when computing and social media are expanding to fill every corner of our daily lives, LaHood is pushing back, urging automakers to limit the technology included in new cars. Not only that, but he's also asking auto companies to give up valuable ad dollars to help his campaign against texting and driving. For years, LaHood has been on an aggressive push to curb distracted driving -- and rightly so: 5,500 people were killed by distracted drivers on U.S. roadways in 2009 alone. So...