Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.mobile.android,ca.driving Subject: Re: It's a myth that cellphone use caused the accident rate to rise in the USA Date: Sun, 26 May 2024 14:39:42 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 39 Message-ID: <v30a6u$3k1ff$1@dont-email.me> References: <v2ssjo$ddd$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <v2v70b$pkq2$1@solani.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 26 May 2024 23:39:43 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="48a282c990e3f7a1cb060fce819c2823"; logging-data="3802607"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+Qd2YOIrNLwMckr+1pEDLWejt8ctmWgT4=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:xGpcYsbz0Haav5txYNLjkgqnmlM= Content-Language: en-CA In-Reply-To: <v2v70b$pkq2$1@solani.org> Bytes: 2829 On 2024-05-26 04:38, badgolferman wrote: > Andrew <andrew@spam.net> wrote: >> How many of you are scientists; how many of you are morons? >> >> It's a myth that cellphone use caused the accident rate to rise in the USA >> >> The only place that myth exists is in stupid people's minds, >> since the main proponents of the myth are those with money to gain, >> namely (a) injury lawyers, (b) insurance companies & (c) ticketing police. >> >> In the accurate US Census Bureau records, what do you see happening to the >> accident rate before, during and after the meteoric rise in cellphone >> ownership in the United States? >> <https://www.google.com/search?q=us+census+accident+rate+statistics+by+year> >> >> What do you see? >> <https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2010/compendia/statab/130ed/tables/11s1102.pdf> >> >> Look at first-order effects, i.e., the accident rate per year. >> <https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/yearly-snapshot> >> >> What do you see happening to the rate during skyrocketing cellphone days? >> <https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/motor-vehicle/historical-fatality-trends/deaths-and-rates/> >> >> HINT: US Accident rates trending down were wholly unaffected by cellphones. >> > > > As a motorcycle rider, I must be hyper aware of my surroundings, and that > also includes the attention of the drivers ahead/beside/behind me. That > means I watch their driving characteristics and head positions to see if > their attention is on the road or in their lap. I need to know they are > unaware of my presence near them so I can be ready to take evasive > maneuvers if necessary. Yes... ...but are you a "trained scientist"? 😜