Cell Phones and Driving Cell Phones Science and Technology

Researchers and the public have raised questions as to whether a driver becomes a hazard while simultaneously operating a moving motor vehicle and conducting a cell phone conversation.

• Monitoring of Drivers' Cell Phones Raises Privacy Concerns - Editorial arguing that government monitoring of cell phone signals for traffic control purposes is legal when drivers are given fair notice.
  
• No Need for Cell Phone Law - Editorial about cell phones and driving, from the Amarillo Globe-News.
  
• Countries that ban cell phones while driving - Listing of countries and US states that have bans on driving while using a mobile phone
  
• Cell Phones and Road Safety - Discussion of cell phone safety while driving in a community site in Chennai, India.
  
• University of Rhode Island - Study on Cell Phone Use - Article on the preliminary findings of cell phone research at this university. Findings show drivers have "tunnel vision" while on the phone
  
• University of Utah - Applied Cognition Laboratory - Dr. David Strayer of the University of Utah researches the question of whether cell phone conversations disrupt driving performance. Includes links to his conclusions.
  
• CBC News: Driving and Dialing - CBC reports on the safety of drivers using cell phones while operating a vehicle.
  
• AAA Foundation - Cell Phone Study - Study conducted by the National Public Services Research Institute on the effects of cell phone use on drivers.
  
• New Survey Shows Drivers Have Had 'Close Calls' with Cell Phone Users - Farmers Insurance Company survey of drivers on cell phone use in cars.
  
• Advocates For Cell Phone Safety - Includes how to get involved, news, resources, legislative updates and photo album of Morgan Lee Pena.
  
• Teen Drivers and Cell Phones - Study showing teens exhibit poor response to traffic events when using cell phone.
  
  

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