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Study: Cellphone Bans No Boost for Road Safety

Laws banning drivers from using handheld cellphones while behind the wheel don’t help to reduce crashes, a study by the Highway Loss Data Institute has found. The institute, which is affiliated with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, calculated monthly collision claims in New York, the District of Columbia, Connecticut and California before and after these states passed such laws. They compared this data to data from nearby jurisdictions that do not have specific laws banning the use of the devices.