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   nospam to jollyroger@pobox.com   
   Re: Finally, California drivers can read   
   28 Feb 14 23:38:18   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.android, comp.mobile.ipad   
   From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
   In article , 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.   
      
   where's your evidence?   
      
   oh right, you have none, as usual.   
      
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