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Studies show that handheld cell phone bans don’t work
Posted on Jan 30, 2010
Calls for bans on hand-held cell phones behind the wheel are becoming more popular these days, but some newly released studies question whether or not these bans do any good. A review of data from three states and the District of Columbia show that so far there has been no reduction in the number of auto accidents.
The Highway Loss Data Institute reviewed insurance claim information from New York, Connecticut, California and Washington D.C. – where cell phone use while driving has been banned – and compared the information to other areas with no cell phone ban.
Researchers were surprised that there was no change in the rate of accidents, despite ample studies that show cell phone use distracts a driver’s attention from the road and can lead to accidents. One theory is that people may not be holding their cell phones, but they are still using them while driving – just with hands-free devices.
Studies have shown that using a hands-free device while driving is just as distracting and dangerous as using a cell phone. It isn’t holding a phone that is distracting, argue researchers, it is the act of talking to a person who is not in the car that causes an unsafe level of distraction.
It remains to be seen what will be done with this information. Will lawmakers continue to push for handheld cell phone bans or will they go all the way and ban cell phone use completely – even with a hands-free device?
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