Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Cell Phones and Traffic Accidents

I do not dispute that talking or texting on a cell phone can inhibit good driving.

But laws that limit the use of cell phones while driving may still be undesirable.

First, the people who text while driving might be the same people who would otherwise be putting on makeup, fiddling with the radio, trying to eat a sandwich, or yelling at their kids.  Thus, the net amount of bad driving due to cell phones may not be large.

Second, traffic fatalities per vehicle mile have declined steadily and significantly since 1994, even while cell phones and texting have grown enormously.  This does not prove cell phones do not cause bad driving, but it makes you wonder if this effect is large.  Most studies on cell phones and traffic accidents suffer from serious statistical flaws.

Third, any accidents caused by cell phones are only one side of the equation.  Millions of people use cell phones while driving for beneficial purposes, so the net impact may well be positive.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

I will not agree on it. I regard as nice post. Particularly the designation attracted me to read the intact story.

Anonymous said...

After a few beers, I always find it hard to drive while talking on the cellphone.

Alfira Rosalina said...

yeah, me too. i guess it's related. hahaha...

Cell Phone

johan said...

I appreciate with you. We can avoid use of cellphones while driving ,avoiding Eating while driving, don't drive while drunk, follow driving rules. Then i think we can stop such Road Traffic Accidents to appear.

Anonymous said...

One other way of constructing major money is disappear. Dub Turbo analysis possesses the element that allows you-whether you're experienced person or possibly a newer designed in your record companies to earn money by means of creating music not to mention rhythms online. Application helps a no cost cruise in the advance of song without the need for inconveniences because some of those acquired when working with analog gear. The two manufacturers as well as the performers will be almost guaranteed of achievement since it does not require a whole lot of know the way taking this. It is rather simple to use plus due to the mounting demand from customers, it's always getting increasingly reasonable to anyone who has ever a play fascination.


[url=http://mkmusiconline.com/make-beats-fast-and-easy-with-dubturbo]dubturbo[/url]

felicity said...

This is an awesome blog post found here.

stop pre ejaculation
home treatments for hemorrhoids
No.1 Natural Cure From Japan