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US Agency Blocked Cellphone / Driving Safety Study
By now you've probably seen the NY Times's long piece on distracted driving — about how most drivers and most legislators willfully ignore the evidence of the dangers of talking on a cellphone, texting, and other electronic distractions while behind the wheel. According to this article, cellphone use while driving causes over 1,000 fatalities a year in the US. Another shoe has now dropped: it seems that the US National Highway Safety Administration blocked a proposed definitive study of the risks. The NHSA now cites concerns about angering Congress. Two consumer safety groups had filed a FOIA request for documents about the aborted study, and the Times has now made the documents public — including the research behind the request for a study of 10,000 drivers.
Their use leads to death.
Most people understand this and have possibly lost friends or family due to cell phone use. They are still allowed to be sold and used because of the utterly corrupt corporations controlling the US government. Do you know this? Do you understand the risks but are continuing to use a cell phone, enriching the corporate overlords?
So how come you are still using a cell phone?
Oh, you think it is worth the risk because of the convenience? Are you sure?
Oh, so your job requires it? Would you work for a company that required you to work with asbestos? How about aluminium pots, pans and cans?
Please don't ruin good arguments by introducing facts and using logic. It's un-amurican.
Nice bit of research.
I was taught to respect my elders. The trouble is, it's getting harder and harder to find some.
There have been studies that show that talking to other people in the car is very distracting and dangerous - one study even concluded that talking to yourself was very dangerous and distracting. These same studies showed that eating or drinking (non-alcoholic drinks - even water) was very distracting and dangerous. Of course, they also showed that sneezing while driving was very distracting and dangerous. In other words, ANYTHING that isn't just driving is distracting and dangerous to your driving ability. So, let's make EVERYTHING illegal while driving (especially breathing cause that is definitely distracting and therefore dangerous).