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Driving While Distracted by Cell Phones

By: Tom Costello
Updated: August 22, 2012
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Some sobering new figures are out on the increasingly deadly consequences of driving while texting or talking on cell phones. Even Oprah Winfrey is using her influence to fight the trend and recruiting more than 50,000 people online who pledged to make the car a "no phone zone." Those who have lost family members have taken up the cause as well.

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