:: blame the extended gestation.... ::

:: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 ::

Cell Phone Ban May Not Reduce Wrecks:

"Laws against driving while using cell phones would have little effect on the number of accidents, according to a new analysis of driver statistics by UC Davis economist James Prieger.

In a new study issued by the American Enterprise Institute-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, Prieger found that, while still at increased risk, drivers who use cell phones are less likely to have accidents by as much as 36 percent than previous studies predicted.

The report also found that people who opt for hands-free phones are already more careful drivers than similar drivers who use hand-held phones."

:: Jim Nichols 9/22/2004 10:31:00 PM [+] ::
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