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Moonliner · 01-04-2008, 08:42 AM

First off the study that says cell phone use is as dangerous as drunk driving was poorly conducted.

* The comparison is to a driver at the legal limit. Not smashed. So what they are really saying is that cell phone use is no more dangerous than a legal driver.

* The researchers did not directly assess whether the phones caused accidents

* Nationwide cell phone usage is up and accident rates are down

Also can you define "accident"? Are we including just serious collisions or do fender benders count too?

Personally, what I see here is an effect that's becoming more and more prevalent. Person-A is annoyed by something Person-B is doing. They can't get an outright ban on it due to all that personal freedom crap so they drum up an excuse based on either:

Health and Safety
National Security
or
The children! Think of the children!

and try to get it banned that way.

01-04-2008, 08:42 AM	#17
Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	First off the study that says cell phone use is as dangerous as drunk driving was poorly conducted. * The comparison is to a driver at the legal limit. Not smashed. So what they are really saying is that cell phone use is no more dangerous than a legal driver. * The researchers did not directly assess whether the phones caused accidents * Nationwide cell phone usage is up and accident rates are down Also can you define "accident"? Are we including just serious collisions or do fender benders count too? Personally, what I see here is an effect that's becoming more and more prevalent. Person-A is annoyed by something Person-B is doing. They can't get an outright ban on it due to all that personal freedom crap so they drum up an excuse based on either: Health and Safety National Security or The children! Think of the children! and try to get it banned that way. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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