AUTOMOTIVE MULTI-TASKING

BANZAI7 NEWS--As more drivers keep one eye on the road and the other on their phone, texting at the wheel is coming under attack.

Cars have become rolling rooms. We balance food in our laps, fiddle with the radio, take a quick shave or slap on some blush.

Add iPhones and BlackBerrys, and the road no longer has our full attention.

``Distracted driving is an epidemic and it seems to be getting worse every year,'' Transportation Secretary Ray Da Hood said.

Meanwhile, Detroit engineers are working on yet another form of automotive multi-tasking.