Cell Phone Use While Driving

The New York Times reported that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration killed an ambitious study on the dangers of cell-phone use while driving in 2003. The study report was not made public in part over concerns of angering Congress.

After the break of the report, the research report “Using Wireless Communication Devices While Driving” finally has been made public. Here you can read with your own eyes:
 

> NHTSA Report: Using Wireless Communication Devices While Driving

Here's the summary of the report:

• The number of cell phone subscribers (and users) in the United States continues to grow, as does the number of drivers using cell phones while driving.
• Use of either hand-held or hands-free phone increases the risk of a crash.
• Data suggests that the use of cell phones per subscriber is increasing (frequency and duration of calls).
• User demographics are related to how, when and where cell phones are used and the magnitude and types of crashes involved.
• Young, novice drivers who also use cell phones or other wireless communication devices are of particular concern.
• Nature of the problem is changing with advances in technology and increased use.
• Context of the driving environment influence the willingness of drivers to use the phone.
• Frequency and duration of use, both while driving and overall, influence the risk of a crash.
• The public is concerned about the safety implications surrounding the use of cellular phones while driving.
• Crash data is incomplete, inaccurate, and difficult to obtain.
• More than half of the States have proposed restrictive legislation.
• A variety of research studies are ongoing.
  

(July 28, 2009)

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