Posts Tagged 'Cell Phones'

U.S. Withheld Data on Risks of Distracted Driving

cellphone drivingNow why the heck would they do that?  From the New York Times, this really chafes me raw:

the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, decided not to make public hundreds of pages of research and warnings about the use of phones by drivers — in part, officials say, because of concerns about angering Congress.

Other info:

Research shows that motorists talking on a phone are four times as likely to crash as other drivers, and are as likely to cause an accident as someone with a .08 blood alcohol content.

I have always said cellphone drivers were as dangerous as drunks.  Who knew I’d ever be right about anything?