cell phones

New Millennium Twist on Chewing Gum and Walking
New Millennium Twist on Chewing Gum and Walking
The old adage : "can’t chew gum and walk” gets a new millennium twist -  “can’t cell phone talk and walk." What ELSE can people find to attack regarding personal liberty and responsibility? ANYway, it seems researchers at New York's Stony Brook University School of Health Technology and Management think what they have found “may have significant real-world repercussions...
US Government Agency Begs to End Cell Phone Use While Driving — Health Check
US Government Agency Begs to End Cell Phone Use While Driving — Health Check
Studies about the dangers of using a cell device while driving have produced mixed results — some say talking or texting behind the wheel can increase the odds of a crash exponentially, while others say the perils are few. Regardless, the National Transportation Safety Board is so convinced of the dangers of “distracted driving” that it’s now called for a nationwide ban on non-emergency cell phone
Average Texter Sends or Receives 41.5 Messages a Day — Survey of the Day
Average Texter Sends or Receives 41.5 Messages a Day — Survey of the Day
According to a survey of 2,227 adults by the Pew Research Center, the average text message user sends or receives an average of 41.5 messages a day. How much someone texts is not surprisingly tied to how old they are. Those in the 18-to-29 age group send or receive an average of 87.7 texts a day, whereas that total is only 4.7 for those in the 65-and-over group.