Re: Cellphone Drivers Equivalent to Drunks

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From: phone-jockey
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2005 21:18

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ted wrote:
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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.'

Just today I observed three vehicles swerving from lanes
and all three drivers were using cell phones. It's getting
ridiculous out there!

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