Study: California ban on driver cellphone use is saving lives
Fewer Californians are dying in traffic accidents caused by hand-held cellphone use, according to a study by the Safe Transportation Research and Education Center at UC Berkeley.
Traffic deaths declined by 22% in the two years after the state outlawed the use of hand-held cellphones by drivers in 2008, and fatalities dropped by 47% for drivers using cellphones.
“These results suggest that the law banning hand-held cellphone use while driving had a positive impact on reducing traffic fatalities and injuries,” said Dr. David Ragland, director of the Berkeley center.
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