PLEASE DON'T DIAL AND DRIVE, STUDY SUGGESTS

According to a study by researchers at the University of Toronto talking on a cellular phone while driving increases the risk of a collision as much as driving while legally drunk

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: February 13, 1997 Remarks: Microfiche copy of original newspaper article motor vehicle collisions", by D.A. Redelmeier and R.J. Tibshirani. In: New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 336, no. 7 (Feb. 13, 1997), p. 453-458. Abstracted in PATH Database record no. 11407
• Authors:
  • Knox, Richard A
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. B12
• Serial:
  • Boston Globe

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile driving; Cellular radio; News; Safety
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00775277
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: PATH
• Created Date: Nov 17 1999 12:00AM