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The Essential About Phone Use & Driving
Guide picks
Real life stories of victims of "cell phone drivers"; Studies on the influence of phone use on driver's attention; Laws and enforcement.

List of countries and states that ban cell phone & driving
Traveling around? Cellular News has a list of U.S. States and countries around the world that ban cell phone use while driving.

What If Even Using A Hands-Free Kit Was Not Enough?
According to the authors of that study, even driving using a hands free cellphone may be risky.

Advocates for Cell Phone Safety
The parents of a little girl who was killed in a cell phone-related car crash want to raise public awareness on the issue. Their story and a interesting collection of facts related to cell phone use while driving.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Report
That very interesting report has a lot of information on the issue including an analysis of available crash data relating to cellular phone use while driving.

The Effect of Cellular Phone Use Upon Driver Attention
That 1991 study explains, inter alia, why it is not only the fact of handling a cell phone that is risky, but also the simple fact of having a complex conversation...

Practical Advice from the Women's Auto Center
What are the pros and cons on carrying a cell phone in your car? What can you do to reduce risk?

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