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Old 07-18-15, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by D1andonlyDman
Where are all these accidents? In actual fact, the accident rate due to drunk driving has dropped precipitously, largely due to the activism of MADD, and the fact that it has now become much less socially acceptable to do so. Cell phone distraction has taken up the slack and more. ....
This has become an apples and oranges thread. I'm writing to the original question, which is whether cell phones have changed the overall risks enough to justify riding on the left. And to that point is the data that the overall accident rate is virtually unchanged.

You and others are writing about cell phone risks per se, which is something different.
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