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Buffalo News August, 2009 Texting-while-driving truck driver crashes into swimming pool

New York Times July, 2009 Senators Seek a Ban on Texting and Driving

New York Times July, 2009 Gauging Your Distraction: Distracted Driving Game

New York Times July, 2009 Whirling Dervish Drivers

New York Times July, 2009 U.S. Withheld Data on Risks of Distracted Driving

New York Times July, 2009 Drivers and Legislators Dismiss Cellphone Risks

cellular-news March, 2009 Countries that ban cell phones while driving

kutri.ku.org
KU Transportation Research Institute
January, 2009 KU Researchers Outline America's Top Transportation Threats

nsc.org
National Safety Council
January, 2009 Distracted Driving: Cellphone Bans in the U.S.

insurancejournal.com December, 2008 Insurers' Backing Sought for Car Key That Jams Teen Drivers' Cell Phones

economist.com December, 2008 Just shut up, will you: Using even a hands-free phone while driving can be dangerous

eurekalert.org December, 2008 Drivers distracted more by cell phones than by passengers

telegraph.co.uk July, 2008 Driver using hands-free phone caused fatal crash

cars.com April, 2008 Study: Teens Like Texting, Loud Music While Driving

usatoday.com June 1, 2005 States limit cell use by drivers

nytimes.com January 18, 2005 Jury Is Still Out on Driver-Cellphone Laws (requires free registration)

theatlantic.com November 2004 Under the Sprintfluence

cars.com October 18, 2004 Research Suggests Distracted Driver Fixes Don't Work

  October 13, 2004 Exxonmobil Enacts Cell Phone Policy for Employees

newsday.com July 23, 2003 Research Suggests Distracted Driver Fixes Don't Work

seattletimes.com November 13, 2002 No charges in crash that killed family

nytimes.com October 1, 2002 Cellphone: A Convenience, a Hazard or Both?

msnbc.com September 1, 2002 Why do cell phones make us stupid?

CLTV/CyberGuy July 30, 2002 CyberGuy on Driver Distractions

Wireless Newsfactor June 13, 2002 Latest Cell Phone Threat: Tunnel Vision

NYTimes.com April 2, 2002 `Hands-Free' Cellphones Still May Be Road Risk

NCSL News March 28, 2002 Safety, Education & Data Collection Needed to Prevent Driver Distractions, Says NCSL Report

BBC News March 22, 2002 Mobiles 'worse than drink-driving'

Irish Independent March 19, 2002 Mobile phones ban for drivers within next 48 hours

Tennessean.com November 5, 2001 Wreck kills two on way to game

SeattleTimes.com October 12, 2001 North Bend considers driver cell-phone ban


InfoWorld.com August 28, 2001 One task too many

Wired News August 26, 2001 Firms Craft Cell Phone Policies

CNN.com August 16, 2001 Study: All cell phones distract drivers

just-auto.com August 16, 2001 USA: New study says cellphone conversation, not operation, is distraction

NPR.org August 6, 2001 The Thief of Time: Multitasking is Inefficient, studies show

CNN.com August 5, 2001 Study: Multitasking is counterproductive

CNN.com August 4, 2001 Drivers say biggest distraction is cell phone

post-gazette.com July 27, 2001 CMU research has implications for talking on phone while driving

EurekaAlert.org July 26, 2001 Carnegie Mellon study provides conclusive evidence that cell phones distract drivers

Honolulu Advertiser.com July 10, 2001 Man run over by state employee to get $1.5 million

SF Gate News June 14, 2001 Woman banned from using cell phone while driving after fatal crash

New York Times June 14, 2001 Gearing Up for the Car Office

abcnews.com May 22, 2001 Hands Off! Public Backs Ban on Hand-Held Cell Phones in Cars
[A note from Tom and Ray: beware of the AAA study results quoted in this article. Why? Because they're a stunning example of shoddy, pathetic research... in our humble opinion. Why is that? Here's why.]

CNN.com May 22, 2001 Bills would ban using cell phones while driving

KVBC-TV May 16, 2001 Witnesses Saw Suspect Speeding, Talking on Phone

techtv.com May 10, 2001 Car Cell Phones Spark Big Buzz

ABCNews.com May 3, 2001 Eyes On The Road: Virtual Reality Used to Gauge Driving Distractions

St. Petersburg Times Online Tampa Bay April 26, 2001 A phone rings; suddenly, a man lies dead

Honolulu Star Bulletin Online Edition April 22, 2001 Not at any speed...

The Christian Science Monitor Electronic Edition April 18, 2001 A revolt against dialing while driving

ABCNews.com April 16, 2001 Phoneslaughter?

The New York Times April 3, 2001 Leaders favor ban on driving while dialing

CTIA's World of Wireless Communications March 20, 2001 Wireless Phones & Driving Safely

The New York Times February 18, 2001 Deaths Spur Laws Against Drivers on Cell Phones

Kansas City Star February 5, 2001 I-35 crash kills Overland Park courier

Candian Broadcasting Corporation January 25, 2001 Cell phones and driving don't mix, new study

Detroit News Online January 22, 2001 Study shows drivers can suffer high-tech overload

Salon.com December 7, 2000 First you dial, then you crash

Wired News October 4, 2000 County Bans Driving and Talking

Minnesota Daily August 16, 2000 Driver distracted by cell phone crashes into pole

Wired News August 12, 2000 DUI: Driving Using Internet

MapQuest.com Newsletter August 8, 2000 Should You Hang Up and Drive?

Detroit Free Press August 4, 2000 Brian Dickerson: Whose child will have to die to end cell-phone driving?

Wired.com August 3, 2000 The Heat's on Cellphone Driving

The Detroit News July 31, 2000 Car Phones: Unsafe at Any Speed?

Harvard School of Public Health July 27, 2000 Study Finds That Restricting Cell Phones While Driving May Be Premature, That Benefits May Be More Compelling Than The Risks

The Register (U.K.) July 13, 2000 Mobile phones kill pedestrians

USA Weekend July 7, 2000 Should it be illegal for drivers to use cell phones?

Center for Injury Prevention Policy & Practice July 5, 2000 Injury Prevention Policy: Cellular Telephones and Motor Vehicles

ZDNET June 25, 2000 Use a cell phone, go to jail... in Singapore

San Jose Mercury News June 13, 2000 Bikers with cell phones get reprieve in Berkeley

Wilmington Morning Star June 12, 2000 A Good Way to Get Raisinetted

Detroit Free Press June 10, 2000 Plan aims to keep bikers off of phones

Tallahassee Democrat June 9, 2000 Car cell phone can be a deadly distraction

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel May 31, 2000 Widow calls for ban on cell phone calls while driving

Rediff May 25, 2000 Ban on cellular phones irks New York cabbies

Detroit Free Press May 19, 2000 Cell phone, crash link debated

San Francisco Examiner May 14, 2000 Cell phone user crash rekindles debate

San Francisco Chronicle April 21, 2000 Cell Phone Yakkers Get Brown's Goat Gabby drivers draw his particular wrath

San Francisco Chronicle April 21, 2000 Mayor tells cell phone yakkers: Hang it up!

www.slate.msn.com April 18, 2000 Friends don't let friends drive thunk

Detroit Free Press April 13, 2000 Car phone users don't see or think well

The Locomotive Engineer Newsletter April, 2000 Why we blow whistles
A locomotive engineer's first-hand account of a highway-rail grade crossing collision

Christian Science Monitor March 3, 2000 States, cities crack down on driving while dialing

Prairielaw.com   Shut Up and Drive

Detroit Free Press Feb. 16, 2000 Bill spells trouble for gabby drivers

Portsmouth Herald Jan. 27, 2000 Dropped cell phone led to crashing into jet fighter

Kansas City Star Jan. 7, 2000 KC state representative introduces cell phone restriction bill

AAA of Southern Ca   Cellular Phone Road Safety Tips

The Arizona Republic Dec. 10, 1999 Bill would outlaw cell phone calls while driving

New York Times Nov. 12, 1999 Driving and Talking Do Mix
Nov. 18, 1999 Read Tom & Ray's response to the "Driving and Talking Do Mix" article

Philadelphia Inquirer Nov. 5, 1999 Man on phone crashes car, killing a child

Yakima Herald-Republic Sept. 27, 1999 Lower Valley Crash Kills One, Injures Six

AEI-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies September, 1999 The Economics of Regulating Cellular Phones in Vehicles

Detroit Free Press July 28, 1999 Most drivers aware of risks of car phones

OnHealth Feb. 25, 1997 Cellular Phones and Car Accidents

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