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   From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
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   <3a94c$53113573$43da7656$4533@nntpswitch.blueworldhosting.com>, Liam   
   O'Connor  wrote:   
      
   > If cell phone use is inherently dangerous, and if we all agree   
   > that cell phone use didn't exist before a certain time period,   
   > and if nothing else of major import changed too greatly, then   
   > we should, I would think, see a correspondingly huge increase   
   > in the number of accidents that correlates with increased   
   > cell phone use.   
      
   and we don't.   
      
   injuries and fatalities have been trending down for many decades, for   
   many different reasons.   
      
   > Do we see more ACCIDENTS in the statistics after cell phones   
   > became ubiquitous? If not, we can't assume cellphones are   
   > adding to the danger, no matter how they're used in the car.   
      
   yep.   
      
   it's called how to lie with statistics.   
      
   here's more:   
      
     Despite a seven percent hike in call volume at 9:00 p.m., an   
     examination of approximately 8 million crashes across nine states and   
     fatal crashes across the nation concluded that crash rates did not   
     increase after that hour.   
      
     Simply put, researchers found that increased cell phone usage after   
     that time period had no effect on crash rates.   
      
     What¹s more, researchers also analyzed the effects of legislation   
     banning cell phone use while driving in several states, and found no   
     effect on crash rates either.   
      
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