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Stop talking on your cell phone: It may just save your life

Posted: Nov 26th 2007 11:45PM by Tanya Ryno
Filed under: General Health

According to research by insurers, chatting on the phone when you're driving makes you four times more likely to have a serious accident. And the Centers for Disease Control reports that accidents are the leading cause of death for people 44 and under.

On the flip side, The New York Times has a story that claims there's no link between talking on your cell phone and crashing your car.

With more motorists dialing and driving than ever, we should really try to find ways to reduce driver distractions. Personally, talking on the phone hasn't really been an issue for me, but that said, I have clearly been distracted trying to find the phone while receiving a call in the car -- in fact, I've probably made the people behind me a little nervous.

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