1.0A Pagan's Bloghttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/apagansblogGus diZeregahttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/apagansblog/author/gdizeregaInteresting Fact on Cell Phones and Driving - A Pagan's Blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ZdYhrLokIJ"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/apagansblog/2010/01/michael-ohare-over-at-the.html">Interesting Fact on Cell Phones and Driving</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/apagansblog/2010/01/michael-ohare-over-at-the.html/embed#?secret=ZdYhrLokIJ" width="600" height="338" title="“Interesting Fact on Cell Phones and Driving” — A Pagan's Blog" data-secret="ZdYhrLokIJ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Michael O’Hare over at the Reality Based Community has a very interesting analysis of why, even though talking on a cell phone while driving is seriously dangerous, when people stopped talking through their hand held instruments in favor of blue tooth and the like, the accident rate did not go down.