The New York Times is running a series “Driven to Distraction: Ignoring Red Flags” with some industry background.
The federal government estimated in 2007 that 11 percent of drivers were talking on their phones at any given time. But that success has come at a cost. Researchers at Harvard have estimated that, even seven years ago, drivers using cellphones were causing 2,600 fatal crashes a year in the United States and 570,000 accidents that resulted in a range of injuries, from minor to serious.
There is also an accompanying photo-illustration.
Tags: Distraction
