Originally Posted by
howsteepisit
I have yet to see any statistics showing an increase in accidents correlating to the increase of mobile communication devices, despite my personal observation and the recorded observations of others as to the despicable lack of attention to driving while using such devices. Thats not to say that there is not a corresponding increase in accidents, just that I have not seen any. Not talking about blogs and references to "expert" opinions, but actual accident rate data.
Makes me wonder if perhaps people will find a way to get distracted and crash no matter whats legal or not, or what devices are available or not.
That's because people who wish to believe that everything is rosey will refuse to believe that something like cell phones in this case could possibly be an endangerment, yet the statistics are clear that 28% of accidents are caused by cell phone use while driving.
http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2...s-free-devices
http://www.nsc.org/Pages/NSCestimate...ndtexting.aspx
http://www.edgarsnyder.com/car-accid...tatistics.html
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...iving/2142157/ This one is very interesting because the statistics shown above are actually on the LOW side of reality!
http://www.nydailynews.com/autos/cel...icle-1.1337271
I found page after page after page on the internet all saying the same stuff and all proving the statistics are accurate at least on the low end. It's you, the phone/text user, that refuses to believe the obvious.
Draconian measures are necessary when people are killing and hurting innocent children, fathers, mothers, grandparents, etc, etc, etc. But for some of you those deaths don't mean anything, so what if a few people die or are maimed for life as long as I have my right to use the phone and text anytime I want.