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Cell Phone Use Contibutes to Highway Traffic, Study Finds

According to a study by the University of Utah's Traffic Lab, even using a hands-free cell phone while driving causes enough distraction to impede the flow of traffic. As reported by Reuters, cell phone use while driving makes drivers less likely to respond to changes in speed by the cars ahead of them in a highway lane. The result is slower speeds overall, not just for the distracted, cell-phone ...