A student talks on a hands-free cell phone while operating
a high-tech driving simulator.
The simulator was used during a University of Utah
study that found motorists who talk on...cell phones
while driving are as impaired as drunken drivers
with blood-alcohol levels at the legal limit of 0.08 percent.
Picture Credit: Jim Moulin, University of Utah.
Drivers on cell phones are as bad as drunks
BLOGGER NOTE: Joyce Schwarz, blogging at Hollywood2020.blogs.com is the author of TECH TV's CUTTING THE CORD --
Chapter 5 of her book is titled: WIRELESS: SAFETY NET OR HEALTH HAZARD:
On page 155, I include a list of RULES FOR DRIVE SAFETY. I also mention that two of the most vocal advocates to stop car cell phone talk are PBS Radio show hosts Tom and Ray from the popular CAR TALK. www.cartalk.cars.com . They have mounted an ongoing campaign on their show and website.
If readers of Hollywood2020 (this blog) would like to receive Chapter 5 courtesy of this author, please write to me at [email protected] and I will be glad to pass it on to you in PDF form. I only ask that you do not violate the copyright and pass it on to others or post it anywhere. Thanks. AND DRIVE SAFE THIS JULY 4 WEEKEND. js.
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