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Cell phones cause only 5% of accidents, according to this one:

http://content.health.msn.com/content/article/62/71477.htm



Another breakdown by percentage:

Outside person, object or event: 29.4%

Adjusting radio/cassette/CD: 11.4%.

Other occupant: 10.9%.

Moving object in vehicle: 4.3%

Other device/object: 2.9%

Adjusting vehicle controls: 2.8%

Eating and/or drinking: 1.7%

Using/dialing cell phone: 1.5%

Smoking: 0.9 %

Other distractions: 25.6%

Unknown: 8.6%

Source: University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center

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My old cell phone has a built-in speakerphone and is voice-activated for both dialing and answering. I keep it in a mesh pocket on the visor, so it is to the front. But the phone is the least of my distractions. I make a cross-city drive three times a week and the constant road work detours are more likely to cause wrecks than talking on the phone.
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