On today's www.cnn.com

"A 1997 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that
talking on a phone while driving quadrupled the risk of an accident and was
almost as dangerous as being drunk behind the wheel.

According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration statistics, cell
phones were a contributing factor in 57 fatal crashes in 1997, the last year
for which figures are available. "

-----Original Message-----
From: Tonya Pope <Tonya@TEAM-M.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Thursday, September 02, 1999 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: New York State Motor Smoker Law

>Larry L. Bissell wrote:
>>
>> Cell phones are the real problem.
>>
>
>No - lousy drivers are.  They were around long before cell phones.  Its
>just the current thing to blame.  There are many distractions available
>in a car - with or without cell phones.  Good drivers know to pay
>attention to the road.  Bad drivers could care less and will do anything
>but - whether it be finding a radio station, grabbing the tape/cd that
>fell under the seat, turning to look at the passenger in the back seat
>as they talk, window shopping, looking at the rear-view mirror as they
>adjust it while driving down the interstate, etc.
>
>Tonya
>87 Vanagon GL Wolfs
>