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Cellphone Drivers Drive Like Drunks

Posted by timothy on from the cut-me-off-right-there-in-the-left-lane dept.

TDavid writes "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.' What about in vehicle systems like OnStar?"

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  1. In related News: by Artie_Effim · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No Shit Sherlock!

  2. In soviet russia... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Drunks drive cellphones. And in Korea only the old drink. And...oh fuck it.

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    Your sig tells the world everything we need to know about you and that we need not listen to anything you have to say.

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