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Given all the fuss over the need for laws banning cell phone use while driving, the latest study from the Highway Loss Data Institute will probably be as much of a shocker to you as it has been to experts. Despite the fact that researchers have found talking on cell phones has the same effect on drivers as alcohol, such laws have apparently had no effect on the number of accidents in New York, Connecticut, California, and D.C. where cell phone driving bans are in effect.While the Highway Loss Data Institute is currently exploring its findings further to figure out why this is the case, they do offer up one theory: drivers in these regulated areas may instead be using hands-free devices, which have identical accident rates as their hand-held counterparts.
If that's the case, then those of you with Jawbones, Aliphs and other fancy Bluetooth headsets should probably think twice about the making calls on the road. Just because both hands are free to take the wheel doesn't mean you're any safer than you were before. [From: CNN.com]
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Subscribe to commentseeverettmFeb 1st 2010 2:43AM
I've had a few incidents with drivers using their cell phone talking while on the road. Their focus gradually shift to the person they are talking to while their speed slowly diminish on the highway. Not good! It's as if they get so relaxed thinking they are sitting on their living room sofa, that they aren't aware of the other drivers around them. Be alert!!!