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Cellphones’ role in crashes doubted

Study says drivers, not cellphones, pose the accident risk

Don’t blame the technology.

For those who argue that a ban on cellphone use while driving will make highways safer, there’s bad news: People who chat behind the wheel often drive more aggressively even after they hang up, according to a study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

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