Automobile Deaths and Injuries Attributable to Cell Phone Use in the United States

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"A study by the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis... estimates 6 percent of vehicle crashes, causing about 2,600 deaths and 12,000 serious injuries a year, are attributable to cell phone use. Hands-free cell phones are just as risky as hand held phones..."

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Fox News Ban Cell Phones While Driving, Safety Council Says, 1/11/2009