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From: hwt@.uucp (Henry Troup)
Newsgroups: can.general
Subject: Re: solution to car phone problem (was Re: car fone)
Keywords: anecdote
Message-ID: <202@bmers58.UUCP>
Date: 12 Sep 89 14:51:58 GMT
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In article <7669@microsoft.UUCP> t-wader@microsoft.UUCP (Wade Richards) writes:
>..., and if you don't trust me, good --- quote the stats that prove
>me wrong.
>
>There is NO evidence of car phone usage leading to accidents.
>
Well, no stats, but a friend of mine bent his car (Audi 5000)
into the gaurd rail because his car phone rang at a time he'd 
rather not have been distracted.  $1000 damage to car, $50 fine
and three points for "failing to drive in marked lanes", and he
got rid of the phone.  The cop threatened to charge reckless
driving, but went for the lesser charge because noone else was hurt.