“Student researchers…spent much of October observing 3,120 New York City drivers at 50 intersections and, according to their study, 1 in 3 were using cellphones, smoking, eating, drinking or grooming while operating their vehicles.

The study…found that more than 1 in 5 of the drivers were observed talking on their cellphones — half of them on hand-held phones, which has been illegal in New York State since 2001. In addition, about 1 in 10 drivers were engaged in other distractions like eating hamburgers and French fries, drinking coffee or soda, applying makeup, and smoking cigarettes….” Full Slice

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