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From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
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Subject: Re: It's a myth that cellphone use caused the accident rate to rise
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Date: Sun, 26 May 2024 14:39:42 -0700
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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"?


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