IP: Re: Study: All cell phones distract drivers

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: Mary Shaw <mary.shaw () cs cmu edu>
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
>
> I've believed all along that the anti-cell phone crusade is a social-class
> thing, not a safety thing.
>
> A few years back (well, quite a few, before smoking became unfashionable) I
> was appalled by a newspaper article reporting that a woman *successfully*
> defended herself against responsibility for a car crash on the grounds that
> she was looking down to get a cigarette and matches out of her purse at the
> time.
>
> Mary



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