Study: Cell Phone Bans Don’t Lower Car Wreck Stats

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Laws banning cell-phone use while driving have not lowered crash rates, according to a recent study, puzzling researchers and undoubtedly sending your friendly neighborhood statists scrambling for other studies to justify their meddling ways.

The study was conducted by the Highway Loss Data Institute and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, researching four states before and after cell-phone bans— California, Washington, Connecticut, and New York:

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