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   XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android   
   From: jollyroger@pobox.com   
      
   On 2015-12-09, Paul M. Cook  wrote:   
   > On Wed, 09 Dec 2015 18:01:05 +0000, Chris wrote:   
   >   
   >> Maybe, maybe not. Paul is specifically taking about accidents. You   
   >>  could infer that more distractedness results in more accidents,   
   >>  but if that's what you want to show then you may as well measure   
   >>  that directly   
   >   
   > More specifically, the accident *rate* is a very well established   
   > and reliable figure, which has been accurately measured and reported   
   > for decades for every state in the United States.   
      
   And you continue to ignore the reality that accident rates are   
   controlled by many factors unrelated to cell phone use, making your   
   assertion invalid.   
      
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