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   Jolly Roger to Liam O'Connor   
   Re: Finally, California drivers can read   
   01 Mar 14 03:22:46   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.android, comp.mobile.ipad   
   From: jollyroger@pobox.com   
      
   On 2014-03-01, Liam O'Connor  wrote:   
   > On 28 Feb 2014 19:56:19 GMT, Jolly Roger wrote:   
   >   
   >> I'm saying that anyone babbling to their phones while exceeding the   
   >> speed limit is putting themselves and all other drivers in the vicinity   
   >> in danger.   
   >   
   > If babbling on the cellphone is causing accidents, then we should   
   > see an increase in the number of accidents trending the use of   
   > cellphones in the car.   
   >   
   > I don't know if we see that, but, if there is a correlation,   
   > it should show up in the numbers of accidents, period.   
   >   
   > I'm not talking the number of accidents where a cell phone was   
   > being used - I'm talking total number of accidents because the   
   > number of accidents where a cell phone is in the vehicle has   
   > got to be near 100% (since almost 100% of us have cell phones).   
   >   
   > So, we went from 0% cellphones in cars, to nearly 100% cell   
   > phones in the car, the number of accidents HAS to go hugely   
   > up, if there is any relationship to "danger"   
      
   Again, correlation & causation. Get back to me when you have actual   
   evidence.   
      
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