Table of Contents
Introduction 7
1 Cell Phone Use Is Not Linked to Significantly More Accidents Saurabh Bhargava Vikram S. Pathania 10
2 Children Distract Drivers as Much as Cell Phone Use David Petrie 16
3 Cell Phone Use While Driving Should Be Banned Christopher A. Hart 20
4 Texting While Driving Law Rarely Enforced Andria Simmons 29
5 New Cell Phone Technology May Help Reduce Distracted Driving Alyssa Carducci 34
6 Monitor: Fatal Distraction: The Economist 38
7 Cell Phones Endanger Teen Drivers Nancy Mann Jackson 42
8 Adult Drivers Are as Likely as Teens to Be Distracted by Cell Phones Mary Madden Lee Ramie 47
9 Texting and Driving Is More Risky than Driving Under the Influence Michael Fumento 53
10 Hands-Free Technology Can Keep Drivers Safe Consumer Electronics Association 57
11 Hands-Free Technology Does Not Keep Drivers Safe Robert Rosenberger 62
Organizations to Contact 70
Bibliography 74
Index 78
