Hands-free car phones are 'as dangerous as drink-driving'

Using a hands-free kit while at the wheel is as dangerous as drink driving, according to a study of volunteers in a driving simulator. The researchers conclude that all mobile phone use while driving should be banned.

"Just like you put yourself and other people at risk when you drive drunk, you put yourself and others at risk when you use a cellphone and drive. The level of impairment is very similar," said the report's lead author, David Strayer, a professor of psychology at the University of Utah.

Full Article, Guardian UK, June 30, 2006


How interesting that one has to read British newspapers to find out what's going on in the US. But then, much of the US media has become mouthpieces for corporate interests, as often through omission as commission.

See also my previous Posts:

Cell Phones: Salina Journal Agrees WIth Proposed Driving Ban

Driving While Cell Phoning (Continued)

A Ban On Driving While Using A Cell Phone


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