Alcohol Related Deaths vs. Cell Phone Related Deaths
Nationwide, approximately 50 % of all traffic fatalities are listed as alcohol related. Stories such as Report Blames Cell Phone In Deputy's Death remain mostly anecdotal at this point, but we will not give up until law enforcement and the FBI improve reporting on cell phone related deaths.
California traffic death rates hit record low in 2007
According to the Sacramento Bee, traffic congestion may contribute to fewer deaths. Death rates have dropped with high gas prices. Maybe things aren't so bad?
Cellphone usage responsible for drop in Terrorism?
July 30, 2008: Islamic terrorists operating in Indian Kashmir got sloppy with their cell phone use, and destroyed a valuable support network that included some local Moslem politicians. Counter-terrorism forces monitored cell phone traffic, and some conversations in Kashmir revealed a terrorist network that included some local Moslem politicians. The terrorists had developed security procedures for using their cell phones, but Indian intelligence eventually identified who was using the phones and for what. Improved Indian cell phone monitoring methods were suspected by the terrorists, but they became obvious when some local politicians were implicated in providing cell phones, and other assistance, to the terrorists.
Drivers on Cell Phones Kill Thousands, Snarl Traffic
According to a 2005 report in the quarterly journal Human Factors, studies that show that the reaction time of cell phone users is slowed (I guess that means they were using the phone during the study) leads to this inevtiable conclusion.