IP: What really distracts drivers Study: All cell phones distract drivers

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

This sounds a lot more like it djf

> From: david.e.young () verizon com
> Subject: Re: IP: Study: All cell phones distract drivers
> To: farber () cis upenn edu, dave () farber net
> Sender: david.e.young () verizon com
> Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 06:30:40 -0400
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> Dave Farber asked  "How do cell phones stack up when compared to car radio 
> (especially talk radio or rap), your wife/husband,   children fighting in
> the rear seat , trying to read a map,
> etc etc etc.?"
>
> According to a May 2001 report from the AAA Foundation their study of 
> crashes involving driver distractions found the following sources of
> distraction:
>
> % of     Specific
> Drivers  Distraction
> =============================
> 29.4%    Outside person, object, or event
> 11.4%    Adjusting radio/cassette/CD
> 10.9%    Other occupant
>  4.3%    Moving object in vehicle
>  2.9%    Other device/object
>  2.8%    Adjusting vehicle/climate controls
>  1.7%    Eating and/or drinking
>  1.5%    Using/dialing cell phone
>  0.9%    Smoking related
> 25.6%    Other distractions
>  8.6%    Unknown distraction
>
> The full report is available on their website:
> http://www.aaafoundation.org/projects/index.cfm?button=distraction
>
> -David
> ==
> David E. Young
> Director, Public Policy & External Affairs
> Verizon Communications



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