As others have already stated, the safety aspect is just a red-herring. Even in 'merica, most people don't quite spend most of their time in the car. And who

As others have already stated, the safety aspect is just a red-herring. Even in 'merica, most people don't quite spend most of their time in the car. And who has an AM radio at home or with them? Like it or not (I don't), but smartphones is the medium to reach the vast majority of people. And if in a disaster cell phone services is interrupted, that will the be first to be restored (before water and power), by temporary means if necessary. E.g. Cisco has an emergency response team with mobile tech.