Saturday, May 05, 2001
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Cell-phone drivers often just gabbing
Next time someone cuts you off while driving with a cell phone, it's not likely they're rushing to close on that big multibillion-dollar business deal.
In fact, while 50 percent of cell-phone users on the road are driving to and from work, 78 percent of them are talking with friends and family members — not co-workers or the boss. And be on your guard: 46 percent of those drivers have swerved into another lane while driving and gabbing on cellular.
That's all according to a new survey by Progressive Insurance. It's no wonder that driving while using a cellular phone increases the risk of automobile accidents by four times, according to a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Some other tidbits about drivers and cell phones, according to Progressive:
• 23 percent have tailgated another car.
• 21 percent have cut someone off.
• 18 percent have almost hit another car.
• 69 percent use cell phones while driving on highways.
• 26 percent of people who make $50,000 to $75,000 use their cell phones most often while driving alone.
— Jeff McKinney
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