Cell Phones Leading Cause of ‘Distraction’ Car Crashes
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Talking on cell phones is the leading cause of crashes that can be attributed to driver distraction, according to a report that will be released this week by the California Highway Patrol. Tuesday, state officials said they were able to discover what distracted drivers in 9,000 crashes, almost 18 percent of the accidents that resulted from driver inattention in 2001. Cell phone use was cited in 891 crashes, or nearly one in 10 incidents. Cell phone use was followed closely by fumbling with the radio or CD player, which resulted in 768 crashes.
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saintbumper
February 8th, 2008
at 9:17am
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