Safety Expert Says Texting and Cell Phone Usage Might Not Be The Biggest Dractions When Driving

The top auto safety expert for the nation's insurance companies says U.S. Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood is getting "irrational" about the dangers of distracted driving. His explanation: Texting and talking may just replace other bad driving habits, like reading newspapers.

Earlier this year, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety laid out its case that new state bans on hand-held cellphone use and texting while behind the wheel hadn't led to a reduction in crashes, and questioned whether putting so much energy into such efforts wasn't its own kind of distraction.



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Joe_Limon - 9/22/2010 3:27:46 PM

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I know where I live cell phones are "banned" from road use... I have yet to hear of someone getting pulled over for it, and I still see them as prevalent as ever.

asternmadkatz - 9/22/2010 3:55:41 PM

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Here in Ontario, Canada they are banned. There have been charges laid, but people still use them while driving...except it hilarious when they try to hide it because it's so obvious that they are using one.

asternmadkatz - 9/22/2010 3:56:07 PM

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thstone - 9/22/2010 6:50:08 PM

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veyron1001 - 9/22/2010 9:54:08 PM

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uaw_lax - 9/23/2010 2:56:27 AM

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FanboyOfTheTruth - 9/22/2010 9:41:06 PM

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