... were more than 118 million (Cell Phone Safety Advocates). According to telecommunications studies, approximately 90 million people subscribe to wireless telephone services. Eighty-five percent of subscribers use their phones to conduct business and talk to their friends and family while driving. A recent California Highway Patrol study found that chatting on a mobile phone was a contributing factor in many ... distractions. All states make reckless or careless driving illegal. Few states, however, specifically regulate cell phone use in automobiles. California, Florida and Massachusetts ...

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... of stories about people getting tumors and brain cancer from cell phone use. In this paper, I hope to inform you of these problems and show you how to use cell phones safely. The Cellular Telecommunications Internet Association(CTIA) has been conducting research since 1994 on cell phone dangers. George Carlos, a public health scientist, was hired by CTIA to conduct a six-year ... , $25 million research effort. Carlos's research concluded linked cell phone use to a brain tumor called acoustic neuroma. According to Carlos, people who had used cell phones for six years or more had a 50 perc...

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