The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is in the midst of a growing controversy about the dangers of cell phone usage while driving. In 2003 a federal agency proposed a study of the risks of using cell phones while driving. They felt multitasking behind the wheel was becoming a growing danger to drivers. The NHTSA never commissioned the study. (read more)
The New York Times requested documents under the Freedom of Information Act about the proposed study and the NHTSA is now saying the study was not conducted because the agency was worried about angering Congress. Clarence Ditlow is the director of the Center of Auto Safety and he is alleging a cover-up of a problem that “could be as bad as drunk driving”. Estimates have the number of fatalities caused by cell phone users on America’s road total nearly 1000 and there have been 240,000 accidents since 2002.
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