Old 11-20-14, 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by I-Like-To-Bike
Given that the presumed % of motorists using cell phones while driving has increased significantly over the past several years, how do you explain a lack of evidence of a corresponding increase in the number of motor vehicle accidents from distracted driving or any other cause?
What statistics do you have that there is not an increase in automotive collisions? Most of the crash data is based on motorist deaths, but if the cars themselves are more protective of the people inside (airbags), and people are driving less, and the cell phone collisions do not result in motorist deaths, what statistics are available to show any trend change?

Do you for instance have access to insurance company collision statistics, or repair company statistics? I don't, so I can't make the judgement that there are not more collisions.

We can simply observe motorists... and any even cursory observation will show that a substantial number of motorists are using cell phones to some extent.
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