Authors present differing viewpoints on how the issue of cell phones and driving has been handled by lawmakers and others and on how it should be dealt with in the future.
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Cell phone use distracts drivers / Edmunds.com - Cell phone use is a danger to others / Mark Borgard - Cell phone use while driving may not always pose a danger / USA Today - Cell phone use leads to "inattention blindness" and can prove fatal / William Saletan - Cell phone use while driving can make women safer / Bruce Siceloff - Cell phone use while driving needs stiff penalties / Ian Mulgrew - Real estate agents need to use their cell phones while driving / Jordan Wyner - Hands-free devices keep drivers safe / Canwest News Service - Hands-free devices will not make drivers safer / Melissa Healy - Smartphone applications designed to curb cell phone use are imperfect / Peter Svensson - Cell phone users cause traffic delays / University of Utah News - Texting while driving is more dangerous than driving under the influence / Charles Moore - Any technology can distract drivers / Simon Usborne - Truckers are at greater risk when texting while driving / CNN.com - The trucking industry opposes texting bans / Allan P. Sloan - Truckers welcome a texting ban / Laura Hampson.