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New AAA study on distracted driving and cell phones
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:01:39 -0500
Time to regulate yelling kids, etc djf Begin forwarded message: From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com> Date: December 30, 2008 8:37:03 PM EST To: dave () farber net Cc: lauren () vortex com Subject: New AAA study on distracted driving and cell phones Dave, AAA has a new study out, that appears to confirm what many of us have been saying for *years* -- hands-free cell phones are no safer when driving than hand-held devices. The problem is distraction, and there is a wide spectrum of circumstances that fall into that category. Laws that mandate the use of hands-free units are clearly called into question ( http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000396.html ). The full AAA report is well worth reading: http://www.aaafoundation.org/pdf/cellphonesanddrivingreport.pdf --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lauren () vortex com or lauren () pfir org Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org Co-Founder, NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad - http://www.nnsquad.org Founder, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com ------------------------------------------- Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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