Re: Cellphone Drivers Equivalent to Drunks

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From: Sam O'Nella
Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 05:25

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phone-jockey wrote:
> ted wrote:
>>
>> 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!

What sucks is when they call you from the car and say "AH LOVE YOU, MAN!"

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