Study Shows Cell Phone Bans Are Ineffective

Using a hand held cell phone while driving in DC can cost you a pretty penny if spotted by the police. However a study has showed the introduction of cell phone bans have been ineffective in preventing accidents.

Do bans on held-held cell phones reduce the number of crashes that occur? New research finds collisions are not declining in jurisdictions where bans are in effect.”The laws aren’t reducing crashes, even though we know that such laws have reduced hand-held phone use, and several studies have established that phoning while driving increases crash risk,” says Adrian Lund, president of both the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the Highway Loss Data Institute.

The Highway Loss Data Institute study compared insurance claims before and after bans went into effect in four jurisdictions — D.C., New York, Connecticut and California. The study finds claim rates steady with neighboring jurisdictions.



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