The funny thing is the link is to all cell phone usage not just hand held
cell phone usage. So if they want to enact a ban for safety it should be
all cell phone usage, not just the hand held usage. It seems hands free is
just as distracting as hand held. Another law passed to make people feel
good. Reminds me of the federal car jacking law.
-g
On 12/19/07, Robert Bruce Evans <b-evans@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>
> But, the fact remands that study after study has found a direct causal
> link
> betwee cell phone usage and accidents.
>
> "According to NHTSA, at any given moment of the day, 500,000 drivers of
> passenger vehicles are talking on handheld cell phones....the NHTSA has
> determined that driver inattention is a primary or contributing factor in
> as many as 25 percent of all police-reported traffic accidents." "Car
> accident statistics indicate 98 percent of reported accidents involve a
> single distracted driver. Rubbernecking was the highest percentage of
> single distractions, followed by driver fatigue, looking at scenery or
> landmarks, passenger or child distractions, adjusting the radio or other
> music form, and cell phone use." That, I believe, describes stupid
> driving.
>
> Personally, I would prefer that they be banned for MY protection, and the
> protection of my family.
>
> Buster
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