If you’d like to see tedious, irrelevant government policy in action, you could start by looking at the world of aviation. Consider, for example, the ban on electronic devices during certain times of your next flight.
From a commentary in the New York Times: “The agency has no proof that electronic devices can harm a plane’s avionics, but it still perpetuates such claims, spreading irrational fear among millions of fliers.”
Regulators regulate. It’s in their nature.
From The Detroit News: http://apps.detnews.com/apps/blogs/watercooler/index.php?blogid=6039#ixzz2HggkybBc