Cell Phones and Driving

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Driving While Talking On Your Cell Phone Has some Serious Risks The risk of having a traffic accident when using a cell phone while driving is the same as that while driving drunk Cell phone users are four to five HUNDRED percent more likely to get into traffic accidents than those who do not use them According to a case-control study of data from 223,137 traffic crashes in Oklahoma from 1992 - 1995, there is a nine-fold increase …

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…traffic is often stopped, and witnesses attempt to render aid.* The cellular telephone industry often demonstrates their commitment to promoting safety for their customers through the use of information packets included with product purchases or customer billing, and through the occasional television ad. All industries include caveats for product use in the literature that accompanies products. Most of us don't read any of it because we know it is provided to protect companies during litigation.