Talking can kill!

If you’ve placed a used car for sale by owner ad to sell your car, and think a buyer is calling, don’t pick up the phone when driving. Or, if the seller of the car you found in used car classifieds and you like to buy is the one calling back, we suggest you exercise caution!

“Drivers using cellular phones are four times as likely to get into a crash that can cause injuries serious enough to send them to the hospital, said an insurance study”.
(Source: www.washingtonpost.com Tuesday, July 12, 2005)

This is the reason why New York State passed a law banning the use of handheld cell phones for drivers. Other states are considering similar laws too.

The use of electronic devices such as cell phones, including hands-free, precipitated many crashes and near misses (Source: CNN/Money June 9, 2005).

In a recent Harvard study, the number of cell phone subscribers has grown from 94 million in 2000 to more than 128 million today. That explains why there are so many people who talk on the phone while driving.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) states that 85 % of all cell phone customers talk on the phone while driving. It estimated that drivers talking on their phones cause 6 % of auto accidents each year. This total means 2,600 people will be killed and 330,000 will be injured in cell phone related car accidents this year. More...

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