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Why Cell Phone Bans Don't Work

Posted by samzenpus on from the keep-your-eyes-on-the-road dept.

sciencehabit writes "You can take the driver away from the cell phone, but you can't take the risky behavior away from the driver. That's the conclusion of a new study, which finds that people who talk on their phones while driving may already be unsafe drivers who are nearly as prone to crash with or without the device. The findings may explain why laws banning cell phone use in motor vehicles have had little impact on accident rates."

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  1. Smart Phones are Awesome by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I mean, when I can check Slashdot while driving, what could go wr

  2. Re:Mounting evidence - of hype. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let's verify...

    60mph = 26.8224m/s
    26.8224m/s * 0.005s = 0.134m = 0.440ft

    Less than 1/2 a foot, not 4 feet. And at 3 seconds, it's 80.47m, which is 264 feet.

    Were you driving while trying to figure this out?