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Article #460Cellphone Drivers Equivalent to Drunks
From: ted
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2005 20:38
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2005 20:38
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A University of Utah study claims that drivers who use a cell phone will be 'more impaired than drunken drivers with blood alcohol levels exceeding 0.08.' The study also says that use will turn a driver who is age 20 into age 70. Hands-free systems apparently don't help much either as they still require a driver to 'actively be part of a conversation.'
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