Cell Phone Driving Bans Have No Effect, Study Finds
February 3, 2010 · Print This Article
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 speaking 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 might instead be using hands-free devices, which have identical accident rates as their hand-held counterparts.
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