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"Let's focus on where the real risks are: handheld phones, younger drivers, texting, people driving school buses and people ... CTIA doesn't take a stand for or against cellphone bans while driving, but spokesman John Walls says laws that consider distracted driving overall without targeting phones make more sense.
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www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2009-03-29-distracted-driv...
www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2009-03-29-distracted-drivers-texting-law-proposals_N.htm
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Distracted drivers who are busy communicating or dining are being aggressive because they are willfully imposing their own level of risk on others. Distracted drivers are not only a danger to themselves but to others.
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www.drdriving.org/articles/distracted.htm
www.drdriving.org/articles/distracted.htm
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According to the NHTSA and VTTI study, the principal actions that cause distracted driving and lead to vehicle crashes are: ... Drivers who engage more frequently in distracted driving are more likely to be involved in a vehicle crash or near-crash.
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www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/brochures/fast_facts/ffdl28.htm
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Groups, States Target Distracted Drivers, The prohibition on cell phone use while driving in New Jersey and Washington, D.C., reflects increasing attention toward the dangers of cell phone use while driving as well as other distractions such as putting on makeup, eating and changing CDs. ... By Peter Brownfeld ... The New York,
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www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,108409,00.html
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That's one-third of what it was 30 years ago. So whatever problem we have with distracted drivers, it can't be too bad." ... Home » Driving » Distractions » Wireless Phones » Distracted drivers: are car phones guilty?
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www.drivers.com/article/313
www.drivers.com/article/313
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The News Bureau, part of Public Affairs, generates and coordinates news coverage of the Urbana-Champaign campus ... For the experiment, 14 young licensed drivers (mean age 21.4) with at least one year behind the wheel and 14 older, experienced drivers (mean age 68.4) actively engaged in a casual hands-free phone conversation.
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www.news.uiuc.edu/news/04/1112cellphones.html
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Under the laws, announced by Roads Minister Tim Pallas yesterday, drivers will for the first time be fined $234 and lose three demerit points if any of their passengers are not wearing a seatbelt.
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www.theage.com.au/national/new-laws-to-crack-down-on-di...
www.theage.com.au/national/new-laws-to-crack-down-on-distracted-drivers-20090827-f16k.html
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Your reaction time behind the wheel seems to be slowed whenever you are doing anything but just driving. ... Cell phones have been labeled dangerous in a handful of studies cataloguing how they distract drivers. One solution in many minds is the "hands-free" phone. ... But it turns out that's a lousy idea, too.
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www.livescience.com/technology/060313_driving.html
www.livescience.com/technology/060313_driving.html
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It’s ranked as the worst Western democracy in the world in that regard. And now they have roving cameracars focused on catching drivers who are adjusting their radios?
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www.ridelust.com/uk-police-have-cctv-cars-to-catch-dist...
www.ridelust.com/uk-police-have-cctv-cars-to-catch-distracted-drivers/
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