Posted
11/17/2004 05:13:00 PM
by Douglas
Driving while talking on a cell phone? Annoying. Driving with a BAL of 0.08%? Land you in jail in just about every state. Chance you'll have an accident? About
the same. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine found a four fold increase in the risk of an accident for people who drive while phoning -- the same risk as driving with a 0.08 blood alcohol level, the legal limit.
The sad thing about this story? Most reactionists will see this and say that cell phones need to be banned. Yet I read this story and say that
both should be legal, and all cars should be equipped with cow-catchers.