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20060702 Sunday July 02, 2006

 Driving and Talking

Several news organizations have reported on a peer-reviewed research study published in the journal Human Factors shows that driving while talking on the cell phone impairs your driving as much as driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.08 (legally impaired). They also documented that there was no difference between hands-free and hand-held phones. 

Drinking vs. Talking ScienCentral Video News
Study: Hands-free phone not safer on road Detroit Free Press

Drive safely - pull over to talk.


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