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Smartphones, bluetooth, wifi and the dash...

With research showing that distraction-related deaths accounted for 16% of all traffic fatalities in 2009, this issue is once again high on the agenda of the US Transportation Department. “U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has declared war on driver distraction, with much of the focus on weaning Americans off texting and other cell-phone use while behind the wheel.” More »


Jail for driving using Mobile phone

The British government has introduced new policy guidelines that make bad driving while using a mobile phone a jail offense More »


10 Commandments of wireless use

Do you insist on using your phone while driving ... in spite of the distraction? If so, these safety tips may save your life (and reduce your legal fees). More »


No hands-free phone for most Swedish drivers

75% of Swedish drivers use mobile phones, but most are still holding the phones up to their ear, and they are causing crashes, a new study says. More »


New Zealand refuses to ban cell phones

Banning cell phone use while driving would not produce more safety at a reasonable cost, says the New Zealand Land Transport Safety Authority. More »


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This 2001 report from the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center summarizes a large project that included observation of drivers, pilot-testing the use of a supplemental data form by police, and analyzing police narratives for crashes. (PDF format.)


If cell phones are all that dangerous to drivers where are all the crashes?


An early scholarly study concludes that while a wireless telephone conversation is no more distracting than a conversation of the same intensity with a passenger, the availability of a cellular phone will increase significantly the number of conversations in general, and the more distracting, business conversation in particular.


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