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Study Suggests Total Ban on Cell Phones While Driving

Sep 27, 2010, 10:50 AM by Philip Berne

The Governors Highway Safety Association, citing data from a study by the American Journal of Public Health, may recommend a ban on all cell phone use while driving, even if the driver is using a handsfree device. The study found that fatalities caused by drivers distracted by cell phones climbed 28 percent over three years from 2005 to 2008, to a total of 5,870 deaths. More than 16,000 deaths in car accidents from 2001 to 2007 can be blamed on text messages. Drivers under 20 made up the highest proportion of distracted drivers.

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Another Agenda For Control	silverbullet1976	Sep 27, 2010, 12:23 PM
Re: Another Agenda For Control by phatmanxxl Sep 27, 2010, 12:27 PM Re: Another Agenda For Control by trenen Sep 27, 2010, 12:38 PM Re: Another Agenda For Control by lanmansa Sep 30, 2010, 7:27 AM Re: Another Agenda For Control by Rich Brome Sep 27, 2010, 1:56 PM Re: Another Agenda For Control by gloopey1 Sep 27, 2010, 7:46 PM Re: Another Agenda For Control by Researcher Sep 27, 2010, 8:23 PM Re: Another Agenda For Control by DartStuticus Sep 29, 2010, 5:50 PM
study find driving causing accident!!	netboy	Sep 28, 2010, 9:17 AM
study find police radios cause douchebaggery	Jonathanlc2005	Sep 27, 2010, 9:13 PM
Studies also find you should ban listening to music...	Menno	Sep 27, 2010, 11:09 AM
Re: Studies also find you should ban listening to music... by Redrum69 Sep 27, 2010, 11:59 AM Re: Studies also find you should ban listening to music... by Menno Sep 27, 2010, 12:11 PM Re: Studies also find you should ban listening to music... by trenen Sep 27, 2010, 12:40 PM Re: Studies also find you should ban listening to music... by crood Sep 27, 2010, 1:05 PM Hey.. by Researcher Sep 27, 2010, 6:23 PM
We wouldnthave these	mist668	Sep 27, 2010, 1:04 PM
Re: We wouldnthave these by trenen Sep 27, 2010, 1:18 PM Re: We wouldnthave these by Slammer Sep 27, 2010, 2:28 PM Re: We wouldnthave these by trenen Sep 27, 2010, 3:21 PM Re: We wouldnthave these by phatmanxxl Sep 27, 2010, 4:10 PM (more replies...) Re: We wouldnthave these by phatmanxxl Sep 27, 2010, 1:35 PM Let's do this... by Researcher Sep 27, 2010, 6:15 PM
May as well put in a voice irritant	trenen	Sep 27, 2010, 10:54 AM
Re: May as well put in a voice irritant by futuresealsniper Sep 27, 2010, 11:02 AM Re: May as well put in a voice irritant by pjhauser Sep 27, 2010, 11:50 AM Re: May as well put in a voice irritant by edzero Sep 27, 2010, 12:10 PM Re: May as well put in a voice irritant by trenen Sep 27, 2010, 12:30 PM (more replies...) Re: May as well put in a voice irritant by futuresealsniper Sep 27, 2010, 3:46 PM Re: May as well put in a voice irritant by Slammer Sep 27, 2010, 12:21 PM Re: May as well put in a voice irritant by trenen Sep 27, 2010, 12:34 PM Re: May as well put in a voice irritant by Slammer Sep 27, 2010, 12:41 PM I've seen more reckless driving from 40+ year olds by Menno Sep 27, 2010, 11:11 AM Re: I've seen more reckless driving from 40+ year olds by trenen Sep 27, 2010, 11:16 AM
My city already bans almost everything!	mycool	Sep 27, 2010, 11:13 AM
Re: My city already bans almost everything! by HawkeyeOC Sep 27, 2010, 1:49 PM Re: My city already bans almost everything! by mycool Sep 27, 2010, 3:36 PM
Study Suggests Total Ban on Distractions While Driving	Mark_S	Sep 27, 2010, 3:18 PM
Just hire someone to drive for you like us lawmaker do...	justfinethanku	Sep 27, 2010, 12:44 PM

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