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Cell Phone Use Has An Adverse Effect On Pedestrian Safety And Motor Vehicle Fatalities
"Cell-phone users were able to quickly call for medical assistance when involved in an accident. This quick medical response actually reduced the number of traffic deaths for a time," Loeb hypothesizes.
However, that was not the case when cells were first used in the mid-1980s, when they caused a "life-taking effect" among pedestrians, drivers and passengers in vehicles.
Loeb said that in the early days, when there were fewer than a million phones, fatalities increased because drivers and pedestrians probably were still adjusting to the novelty of using them, and there weren't enough cell phones in use to make a difference in summoning help following an accident.
He added that the "life-saving effect" occurred as the volume of phones grew into the early 1990s, and increasing numbers of cells were used to call 911 following accidents, leading to a drop in fatalities.
However, he said, the life-saving effect was canceled out when the numbers of phones nearly touched the 100 million mark, and increased accidents and fatalities outweighed the benefits of quick access to 911 services.
Loeb and his co-authors recommend that governments consider aggressive policies to reduce cell phone use by both drivers and pedestrians, to reduce the number of fatalities.
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