Cell Phone Related Accident Data Withheld From Public
The highway safety researchers estimated that cellphone use by drivers caused around 955 fatalities and 240,000 accidents over all in 2002.
Documents: Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - The New York Times
The researchers also shelved a draft letter they had prepared for Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta to send, warning states that hands-free laws might not solve the problem.
Documents: Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - The New York Times
Critics say that rationale and the failure of the Transportation Department, which oversees the highway agency, to more vigorously pursue distracted driving has cost lives and allowed to blossom a culture of behind-the-wheel multitasking.
“We’re looking at a problem that could be as bad as drunk driving, and the government has covered it up,” said Clarence Ditlow, director of the Center for Auto Safety.
It added: “We therefore recommend that the drivers not use wireless communication devices, including text messaging systems, when driving, except in an emergency.”
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/21/te...nt&tntemail1=y
As i read this article and article like this before, i can't help to think back in the day when radios were put in cars, vanity mirrors, tape decks, and children restricted to back seats. Oh Well.
Documents: Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - The New York Times
The researchers also shelved a draft letter they had prepared for Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta to send, warning states that hands-free laws might not solve the problem.
Documents: Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - The New York Times
Critics say that rationale and the failure of the Transportation Department, which oversees the highway agency, to more vigorously pursue distracted driving has cost lives and allowed to blossom a culture of behind-the-wheel multitasking.
“We’re looking at a problem that could be as bad as drunk driving, and the government has covered it up,” said Clarence Ditlow, director of the Center for Auto Safety.
It added: “We therefore recommend that the drivers not use wireless communication devices, including text messaging systems, when driving, except in an emergency.”
Full Article@
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/21/te...nt&tntemail1=y
As i read this article and article like this before, i can't help to think back in the day when radios were put in cars, vanity mirrors, tape decks, and children restricted to back seats. Oh Well.
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