Transportation Secretary Calls Spears ‘Irresponsible’

The Associated Press reports Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta chided Britney Spears as “irresponsible” for driving with her baby on her lap as he announced a new initiative Monday to improve child car-seat safety. “Recent photos of Britney Spears driving with her infant son on her lap are troubling. And while Ms. Spears has acknowledged her mistake, her actions still send the wrong message to millions of her fans,” Mineta said at an event at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to mark the start of Child Passenger Safety Week.