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US quashed report on dangers of phone use while driving
WASHINGTON — The federal agency tasked with keeping US roadways safe suppressed research seven years ago on the dangers of cellphone use while driving, fearing political fallout from the study, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opted against making public hundreds of pages of data it had compiled on the dangers of "multitasking" behind the wheel -- particularly texting or talking on a cellphone while driving -- because of concerns about angering members of Congress, the daily wrote.
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WASHINGTON — The federal agency tasked with keeping US roadways safe suppressed research seven years ago on the dangers of cellphone use while driving, fearing political fallout from the study, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opted against making public hundreds of pages of data it had compiled on the dangers of "multitasking" behind the wheel -- particularly texting or talking on a cellphone while driving -- because of concerns about angering members of Congress, the daily wrote.
Read on for the statistics . . .
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/ar ... Y0dWqpOnNA
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those with the cellphones were just as "impaired" behind the wheel as those near the legal limit.
When we get cut off or stuck behind a car weaving, one of us looks back to invariably see the driver on a cell phone. Which, I might add, is against the law here in CA. But the 20 buck fine hasn't deterred any of them, and because of the budget mess, there are fewer CHPs patrolling the freeways.
When we get cut off or stuck behind a car weaving, one of us looks back to invariably see the driver on a cell phone. Which, I might add, is against the law here in CA. But the 20 buck fine hasn't deterred any of them, and because of the budget mess, there are fewer CHPs patrolling the freeways.
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