More Than 1 In 4 Car Crashes Involve Cellphone Use

[wraggster]

"Texting and driving is dangerous but a new survey finds talking on a cellphone while behind the wheel may be even worse. TheNational Safety Council's annual report (http://www.nsc.org/Pages/NSC-releases-latest-injury-and-fatality-statistics-and-trends-.aspx) found 26 percent of all crashes are tied to phone use, but noted just 5 percent involved texting. Safety advocates are lobbying now for a total ban on driver phone use (http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/03/27/survey-more-than-1-in-4-car-crashes-involve-cellphone-use/), pointing to studies that headsets do not reduce driver distraction."

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/14/03/27/2230234/more-than-1-in-4-car-crashes-involve-cellphone-use