that did not ban hand-held cell phone use in cars. The Senate version differs from the House version in that it gives states the option of banning all cell phone use while driving or allowing use when a hands-free device is used.
Also, it may be relevant to point out that other countries throughout the world believe that there is a need to restrict or prohibit the use of a cell phone in vehicles. Europe, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Poland, Romania, Portugal, Switzerland, and Spain all have some form of limits placed on the use of cellphones while driving. Many of these countries allow use with hands-free devices (Moore).
Many studies have been conducted based on the limited number of statistic sets available pertaining to the use of cellphones while driving. The limited supply of data relevant to these studies is due to the fact that there are different forms of recording reports for accidents and also because in the past, cell phones were not cited when they played a role in an
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