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Feds Crack Down on DUI?and Cover Up DWT

By Lawrence Taylor

We all know about the federal government’s MADD-influenced "War on Drunk Driving" during recent years, forced on the states with the threat of withholding highway funds.  More recently, however, we’ve learned that driving while using a cell phone — and especially driving while texting ("DWT") — is actually more dangerous to human life.  See my post a few days ago, Inebriated or Texting: Which is More Dangerous When Driving?.   It now turns out that the feds have been covering up these studies and statistics for years — as they ratcheted up their crack-down on DUI.  From the New York Times: U.S. Withheld Data on Risks of Distracted Driving New York, NY.  July 20 – In 2003, researchers at a federal agency proposed a long-term study of 10,000 drivers to assess the safety risk posed by cellphone use behind the wheel...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on July 27, 2009 (boomark / email).