Re: As always, I draw the line with the facts.
Your version of the facts and how you want to interpret them. As usual, you overlook the obvious.
^Another possibility for the surprising finding is that drivers in places with these bans may be switching to hands-free phones. In this case, crashes wouldn’t decrease because the risk is about the same as with handset phones...^
It is doubtful that cell phone usage has decreased that much. They've just gone hands-free so they don't get arrested. Some people are just way too dependent on them to give them up without a fight.
