Mobile: Phone and Text Bans On Drivers Shown Ineffective
Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday January 29, @06:30PM
from the can’t-ban-idiocy dept.
this is from slashdot
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/10/01/29/2054214/Phone-and-Text-Bans-On-Drivers-Shown-Ineffective?art_pos=8
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shmG writes to share that according to a recent study on the impact of laws banning the use of cell phones during driving, there appears to be no reduction in accidents as a result.
“The HLDI compared collisions of 100 insured vehicles per year in New York, Washington D.C., Connecticut, and California — all states with currently enacted roadway text bans. Despite those laws, monthly fluctuations in crash rates didn’t change after bans were enacted, [although] there were less people using devices while driving. An earlier study conducted by the HLDI reported that cellphone use was directly linked to four-fold increases in crash injuries. Also independent studies done by universities have shown correlation between driving while using a phone and crashes.”
