- Distraction from cell phone use while driving (hand held or hands free) is as dangerous as driving with a blood alcohol concentration at the legal limit of .08 percent. (University of Utah)
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The number one source of driver inattention is use of a wireless device. (Virginia Tech /NHTSA)
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Drivers that use cell phones are four times as likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves. (NHTSA, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)
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Driving while using a cell phone reduces the amount of brain activity associated with driving by 37%. (Carnegie Mellon)