Car Accidents Linked to Cell Phones

July 2005

The next time you find yourself dialing and driving, you might want to hang up your phone, even if you are using a hands-free device.

According to the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS), you are four times more likely to be involved in a serious accident when using a cell phone while driving. The IIHS claims hands-free cell phone devices do not improve driver safety either. The study included 456 drivers in Western Australia who were using a cell phone when they were involved in an accident serious enough to send them to the hospital. Due to privacy laws protecting phone records, the study couldn’t be performed in the U.S.

To help reduce driver distraction, laws are being passed to limit cell phone use while operating a vehicle. Each state determines the law, if any, restricting cell phone usage while driving.

So before you make your next call, ask yourself if it is important enough to put your safety and the safety of others in danger.

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