... cellphone - and everyone thinks they can use it while driving. They can't" (Hanes). Although distracted driving covers anything from talking on a cell phone to eating in the car, cell phone usage most likely tops the charts. Many celebrities have adopted strong anti-cell phone usage campaigns to reiterate the message to the public. Oprah Winfrey and Jordin Sparks, an American Idol winner, are just two names ... driving fatalities, thirty states and Washington D.C. have now prohibited texting while driving. Eight states plus Washington D.C. have outlawed any handheld cell phone use while d...

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... in a ditch. You are thinking to yourself, "How in the world did that idiot not see me?" The answer; he was talking on a cell phone. Cell phones are not only distractions to the driver, but are also a dangerous hazard to the other motorist on the road. It is obviously difficult to ... to one of the radio control, book-on-tape control, hand-held cell phone, or hands-free cell phone groups. Those engaged in cell phone conversations missed twice as many simulated traffic signals as when they were not talking on the cell phone. They also took longer to react to those signals that they did det...

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... Bell labs and AT&T. Since then mobile devices have come a long way in terms of all its technological features. One of the newest technologies introduced to the cell phone is the cell phone camera. A cell phone camera is simply a cell phone with a colour screen and a small lens built in. This little digital camera has the ability to snap a picture anywhere and instantly send it to a contact. Although the ... door; whether they were a camera or not. Many people are concerned about stationary cameras that watch the streets and public areas. The difference between a public survalence camera...

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... and occur unnecessarily. In 1999 Morgan Lee, a little 2-year-old girl was playing outside of her house and a tragic accident took place, which claimed her life. A driver talking on his cell phone ran a stop sign and murdered this helpless child (Partnership for Safe Driving 2002). Any distraction within a car is a perilous combination, especially the disruption of ... and David Strayer proved that there is no difference in reaction time between the two ("Cell Phone Related Accidents." 2003). The safe choice is not a hands-free cell phone anymore; it's no phone at all. Good drivers would...

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... anybody my age that doesn't have one. Every teenager not only dreams of having a car, dreams of having a cell phone too. Teenagers think that you have to have a cell phone to be considered cool. On the other hand I have been guilty of looking for the phone to receive or make a call, and swerve off the road or into another lane. There are many accidents's that ... multiplied, but in fact brain cancer is not increasing, so I find it hard to believe this. Therefore, I am all for cell phones so I am going to assist you in finding a cell phone. You can find a place to buy a cell phone just a...

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... In today's society a social phenomenon that has swiftly taken our society by storm would be the new rave for having a cell phone. Where did this demand for cell phones come from? Is this cell phone hysteria is due to the change in technology or the change in society, or is it both? Everywhere you go, and ... likely to be carrying a cellular telephone, be it the "hip" new slim-style with color screens or the original Nokia's or the "Zack Morris" cell phone that is a bit more bulky with no custom ring tones, but regardless they are carrying them. How has this come to be that just ten year...

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... driving too slow, or too fast, or straying across lanes, or floating through a red light or making an awkward turn - only to later discover the driver was chatting away with a cell phone in his or her left hand? As I was driving down Highway 101 recently, I saw a black SUV weaving inside the far right lane, just before the University Avenue exit in Palo ... do while driving. They found squirming around topped the list, followed by talking, eating and drinking, tuning the radio, grooming, coping with fellow-passengers, reading or writing, using a cell phone and smoking. Anti cell phone a...

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... same. The most important kind of technology in my life is a cell phone. I bring my cell phone with me everywhere that I go and use it on a daily basis. Cell phones have many advantages and disadvantages. Cell phones have been around for quite some time, but as time goes on, cell phones continue to gain many features. A cell phone started out as just a simple device that had only numbers, and ... if the electricity went out I would still have access to a telephone. Cell phones have made my life a lot easier. Even though cell phones can make my life easier, they also have their disadvanta...

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... ,) and sometimes the teacher will enforce the rule, sometimes not. As cell phone case after cell phone case enters the office, the topic of the beginning of every school year is "How necessary are cell phones in school?" The usual argument from the anti-cell phone side is "They (the students) don't need them because it is ... they claimed 13 lives and wounded 21.It may have taken twenty to twenty-five minutes to arrive without cell and maybe a dozen more lives could have been lost. But a person with a cell phone who could see and hear the attackers notify police immediately and fewer live...

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... ? It happens in restaurants, schools, in public, and even in church. If you've seen these, it's almost certain that person is fiddling with their cell phone. I myself have been known to occasionally glance down at my phone, wondering how many minutes are left until the end of a period. The person next to you is often wondering the same thing, so, they ask ... prevalent. Many students carry them, and every so often there is an errant ring in the classroom. The Board of Education mandated that cell phones are not allowed in schools, but if you tried to take away every cell phone in every s...

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... talk about today is why combining those two activities is something you should avoid doing, even with a hands free system We've all seen drivers talking on their cell phones and trying to drive at the same time. Can driving while chatting on a cell phone be a dangerous combination? Most governing bodies seem to think so. Though they were once considered rare luxuries ... pay for the service plans. As the popularity of cell phones have increased in the last five years, so have the number of public safety advocates who link cell phone use by drivers to numerous minor and fatal automobile a...

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... due to the use of cellular phones while on the road. This leads me to believe that if people can"t concentrate on the road while talking on a cell phone they shouldn"t talk at all while driving. In the driving class we were shown a video and it was a interview with a lady who had lost ... her daughter because of someone using their cell phone while driving. It really was a sad story and this is why I think that there should be more safety precautions need to be taken. Many good aspects ... precautions need to be taken for individuals who will be talking on their phones while driving. Ph...

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... . There have been lots 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...

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... done by scientists. Two such experiments were run by a man named Hardell, in 1999 and 2002. His first test consisted of him comparing prior cell phone usage to people with brain cancer and to people without. The first trial showed no correlation, however the second showed an increase in tumors in ... the eye. Both studies also showed that brain cancer patients who used these phones developed their tumors on the side they held their cell phone on. This would seem to be pertinent information, however his study posed this question after the people found out they had cancer. It ... answer t...

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... become a substitute for many items such as household phones, calling plans, time keepers, alarms, schedulers, calculators, and the Internet. They become a substitute for these items when someone who owns a cell phone with such capabilities has no need to continue using the older, less efficient products. Wireless phones have introduced many straightforward and trouble-free techniques of communication through a system called text ... can be passed from one wireless user to another. Television shows requiring voting and spectator participation, including MTV have reverted to accepting text...

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... In Olmstead v. United States, a bootlegger got caught violating the Eighteenth Amendment, which is barred the sale of alcohol, moslty by wiretapping in to his phone where he worked by the F.B.I. Olmstead argued that "the wiretap amounted to an illegal search and, therefore, violated his rights under the fourth amendment" (" ... the Fourht Amendment. But the government has tried hard to get this to be not so argumentative by passing laws that allow phone tapping The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 was enacted to address the problem of technology hindering wireta...

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... phones are a wonderful tool for you to have phones are used by all sorts of people for all sorts of different reasons. but did you know that your phone puts off RF radiation from the antenna. More the less phones are dangerous while driving because your not paying attention to the road for instance when you are ... trying to dial a number and look at the road at the same time which cause you to drift from side to side. also when you on the phone you can become very angry with the person you are talking to which can cause you to have a accident with someone. another problem is people don'...

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... far-fetched, phones that you could take anywhere in the world once also seemed like something out of a dream; however, after experiencing a record growth in sales, the cell phone industry was worth more than $76.5 billion last year. A majority of recent releases focus on teens by having high resolution color screens, mp3 and streaming video capabilities, ... can program the new Sony Ericsson T681 to receive mail from your POP3 account and assign color photos to each person in your phone book, with a battery life of 4 days! For more of a professional phone the new Orange SPV has the busine...

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... and I decided to do a survey on hand phones! I was surprised at the many designs of hand phones in the market. Honestly, who will care if their hand phone can double as a camera? It will just bring more trouble. Mistaken for a pervert and all for a not very clear picture of a butt. I even saw one ... . Another feature: its size. I don't see Americans using phones the size of peas. (ok, the fact is that the phone would be lost in the recesses of their palms.) Small phone equals to small buttons and screens which in turn leads to eye myopia and sheer clumsiness. Have you ever tried to type ...

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... dialing, they have to look down at the keypad, and so take their eyes away from the road for a somewhat extended period of time. Cell phone users are four to five hundred percent more likely to get into traffic accidents than those who do not use them (NEJM, 2/13/97). There is a nine-fold increase in ... crashes in Oklahoma from 1992-1995). I drive every day, and every day I see someone talking on his or her cell phone. As soon as some people get into their cars, it seems to be an automatic reflex to instantly start talking on their cell phone. I am also aware that there are alternativ...

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... are inside or outside. With regular phones you cannot stray very far from your receiver and still be connected. Unlike cell phones, many people can use a phone extension at one time. No limitations there. Cell phone prices are pretty fair. Just like all things, you can buy a cheap version or you can buy an expensive model ... . The really expensive ones run anywhere from one hundred-fifty dollars to four hundred-fifty dollars. The cheapest cell phone runs anywhere from twenty to fifty dollars. You get what you pay for. The more expensive ones have more features such as caller ID, being a...

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... by the three evils of mobile technology: the ring, the unwanted private "conversation," and the potential ring (Stone 1)." This is so true in many cases because many people misuse their cell phone. Instead of using it for emergencies they use it for casual chatting in public places that makes it a nuisance to many bystanders. Almost everyone aging from 12 and older has ... off of work. Sarah Glazer says, "For example, a parent may leave work early to attend a child's soccer game, but if she spends the whole time taking work calls on her cell phone instead of cheering her little soccer s...

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... hands free. Research firm Gartner Dataquest has recorded that, "423 million handsets were sold to consumers in 2002 and some 1 billion people around the world now have cell phones" (Wired.com). With the demand for cell phone accessories such as the headset, Cooper's dream could become a reality sooner than he thought. An advancement that Cooper himself has not even pondered is a disposable cellular ... revolutionized the telecommunications industry (and that it is) now time to revolutionized the cell phone" (Kassman). Altschul, a toy maker believes that her idea for a disposable cell ph...

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... argued proof demonstrating an increase in accidents and fatalities because drivers were texting or talking while driving. Due to the serious harm cell phone use can cause while driving, laws to ban cell phone use while driving should be executed. In doing so, accidents will be prevented and lives will be saved. Teenagers are ignorant ... of texting and driving therefore, it is the states responsibility to create laws for the people in order to protect its citizens. Texting or talking on a cell phone while driving is a huge distraction and can cause serious harm to not only to you but al...

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... hands free. Research firm Gartner Dataquest has recorded that, "423 million handsets were sold to consumers in 2002 and some 1 billion people around the world now have cell phones" (Wired.com). With the demand for cell phone accessories such as the headset, Cooper's dream could become a reality sooner than he thought. An advancement that Cooper himself has not even pondered is a disposable cellular ... revolutionized the telecommunications industry (and that it is) now time to revolutionized the cell phone" (Kassman). Altschul, a toy maker believes that her idea for a disposable cell ph...

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