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According to a study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, truckers who text while driving are 23 times more likely to crash or get into a near-wreck than an undistracted driver, while car drivers face the greatest danger when dialing their cell phones.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/28/texting.driving.dangers/
“From the study that we did, we found that it was almost five [...]

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Researchers at the University of Utah ask volunteers like Anne McLaren to use a cellphone in a driving simulator. Talking didn’t cause a problem, but while texting she hit another car.
The New York Times online reports that, despite research that use of cell phones while driving increases the risks of auto accidents, no state legislature [...]

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