Comments on: Cellphone Dangers: So What Else Is Uncle Sam Hiding? http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/07/cellphone-dangers-so-what-else-is-uncle-sam-hiding.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:44:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: waldo http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/07/cellphone-dangers-so-what-else-is-uncle-sam-hiding.html/comment-page-1#comment-64703 waldo Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:38:52 +0000 http://www.concurringopinions.com/?p=18426#comment-64703 Interesting story. There's only one problem with it. I read about the study's conclusions in newspapers years ago. Use Google to confirm this statement. BTW I'm against the use of any cell phone (hands-free included) while driving. Interesting story. There’s only one problem with it. I read about the study’s conclusions in newspapers years ago. Use Google to confirm this statement.

BTW I’m against the use of any cell phone (hands-free included) while driving.

]]> By: Brett Bellmore http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/07/cellphone-dangers-so-what-else-is-uncle-sam-hiding.html/comment-page-1#comment-64698 Brett Bellmore Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:21:36 +0000 http://www.concurringopinions.com/?p=18426#comment-64698 What constitutes an "untenable" risk? Because we ARE going to be taking some kind of risks, risks are unavoidable. And frequently risks are associated with benefits, making them worth taking. A decade ago, cellphone use in cars was essentially negligible, today it's routine. How much has this pushed up the death toll on our roads? Based on this chart, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_in_U.S._by_year Not at all. If using a cellphone is as dangerous as driving drunk, apparently we've been misled about how dangerous driving drunk really is. What constitutes an “untenable” risk? Because we ARE going to be taking some kind of risks, risks are unavoidable. And frequently risks are associated with benefits, making them worth taking.

A decade ago, cellphone use in cars was essentially negligible, today it’s routine. How much has this pushed up the death toll on our roads? Based on this chart,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_in_U.S._by_year

Not at all.

If using a cellphone is as dangerous as driving drunk, apparently we’ve been misled about how dangerous driving drunk really is.

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