Mailbag Aug 21,2003
Important viewer
feedback on cell phones and driving
More than 40 states are considering legislation that
would permit drivers to talk on their cell phones only
if they use a hands-6.00 headset.
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Our goal is to remind drivers to make safety their most
important call.
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Advocates For Cell Phone Safety to see why everyone
must practice cell phone safety when driving!
Make safety your top priority!
"By requiring drivers to put down their cell phones
and pay attention to the road, this new law will help
make our roads safer and save lives."
- Gov. George Pataki, New York
Promote Safe Driving! Don't Talk While
Driving or Get a Hands Free headset now, before it
becomes a law in your state.
According to USA Today , NY legislation
will require drivers to not directly be holding a cell
phone or they will receive a 100 dollar ticket after Dec
1 of 2001. This raises a lot of legal questions (ie what
about truckers' radios, government intervention etc).
But it does appear that a few other states may follow
suit as well on this. Because there is a question of
danger to others and not just oneself this seems to be a
bit different than the seat belt legislation but it's
still very controversial. To learn more about Hands Free
car kits for nokia, ericsson and qualcomm cell phones,
click here.
Media is completely responsible for a
common misconception regarding cell phone safety, "that
by moving the cell phone away from the brain, users
eliminate harmful exposure to EMF and any resulting
health risk". SIMPLY NOT TRUE! FACTS ARE: A cell phone
user wearing a cell phone on their belt or in a
pocket to reduce exposure to the brain is only
increasing exposure to the torso and reproductive organs
when not using a properly rf shielded cell phone
handset, not to mention using an unshielded Hands Free
headset is no different than sticking the antenna in
your ear!
Demand To Be Safe!
If you represent a cellular store or
carrier, you have an obligation to provide safety for
your customers. Stop pushing UNSHIELDED Hands Free Kits
for radiation safety and remove information from your
web pages/advertising claiming rf safety immediately!
YOU'RE PUTTING PEOPLE AT GREATER RISK!! Education In RF
Safety Must Be Provided!! The World Health Organization
saw headsets as a threat a long time ago and despite
this because of media like 20/20 who journalistically
misleads 100’s of millions of people by not researching
what they’re reporting to be safer, is no reason to
jeopardize the safety of your customers! It’s time to
evaluate your corporate missions "People Before
Profits"! Cell phones, like most things that have risk,
can be safer with education in cell phone safety & RF
Safe Approved Safety Technologies!
Using your cell in the car is not only a
hazard of not paying attention to the road. Tests, we at
RF Safe have done, conclude None of the cell phone
protection products do much good when using a cell phone
in a metal enclosed vehicle! YOU MUST USE AN EXTERNAL
MOUNT ANTENNA,. You Must Send & Receive The RF Energy
OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE! The metal that surrounds you
acts as a faraday cage and concentrating reflector, like
a Microwave Oven, not letting the microwaves escape, and
then concentrating them into your body at an intensity
of approximately 10-50 V/m. If you use a newer digital
cell phone it may operate at 2.4GHz, the same frequency
of microwaves that the oven in your home works on. If
you don’t believe me, go look at the back of your
microwave oven. Our research has now shown that use of
the mobile phone inside a car, without a properly
mounted car antenna, can amplify and increase the
radiation levels by up to ten times (x 10) in side the
car! That means everyone in the car is exposed to
hazardous cell phone radiation, even your babies! For
God sake think less of yourself and more for our
children's futures. RF Exposure can
kill babies,
distort the minds of young children and
shorten the life expectancy of otherwise healthy
people.
Remember when using your cell phone, especially
when driving ....
"Cell Phone Safety Is
Your Most Important Call!!"
#2
Driving while using a cell phone
This is by far the most immediate hazard to both the
cellphone user and everyone in their immediate vicinity.
You must consider the consequences and the lives that
are in your hands when you choose to take your mind off
the road! In today's fast paced/high tech world all too
many people have forgotten that driving is a huge
responsibility and is responsible for way too many
deaths! Simply because you hold the keys to not only
your life but the lives and futures of others as well.
The most important aspect to remember is that it's
not only your live endanger anymore, distractions in the
wrong place, at the wrong time, have proven deadly time
and time again. We urge you to please limit calls
to emergencies when driving. If a cell phone is going to
be activated inside a car, truck or motor home,
pre-driving precautions must be taken and "Unless It's A
Convertible the required
metal enclosure usage accessories must be used
also"!
If you expect calls or plan to make
calls while driving
"PLEASE" prepare yourself before you leave!
A: Connect The Externally Mounted Hard Wire
Antenna, centering the antenna on the roof of your
vehicle for optimum performance and safety!
B: Connect Your RF Shielded Hands Free
Headset or Wireless Headset.
C: Add the phone numbers you will be calling to
speed dial or voice recognition calling.
D: Place the cell phone within arms reach of you!
E: Make a simple promise to yourself for the
safety of others! If your conversation gets you overly
excited, angry or just requires a lot of your attention
while driving, this includes having to take notes or
directions. "PLEASE" PULL OVER & PARK IN SAFE
PLACE! There is simply too much at risk "Life"! No-one
ever thinks it will happen to them, but it's only a
split second mistake that kills innocent people that can
happen to anyone driving in a risky situation.
Promise yourself you will NOT use your cell phone while
driving in risky situations!
|
State |
Crash Data
Collected? |
Comments |
| Alabama
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Alaska |
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| Arizona
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School
bus drivers may not use cell phones while operating a
school bus, except for emergencies. |
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Arkansas |
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School bus drivers may not use cell phones while
operating a school bus, except for emergencies. |
| California
|
Yes |
Rental
cars with cellular phone equipment must include
written operating instructions concerning its safe
use. State legislature approved cell phone and driving
studies. |
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Colorado |
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Connecticut |
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School
bus drivers may not use cell phones while operating a
school bus, except for emergencies. |
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Delaware |
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State legislature approved cell phone and driving
studies. |
| District
of Columbia |
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Florida |
Yes |
Cellular phone use is permitted as long as it provides
sound through one ear and allows surrounding sound to
be heard with the other ear. State law prohibits local
jurisdictions from enacting restrictions on use in
motor vehicles. |
| Georgia
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Hawaii |
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| Idaho |
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Illinois |
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School bus drivers may not use cell phones while
operating a school bus, except for emergencies. |
| Indiana
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Iowa |
Yes |
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| Kansas |
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Kentucky |
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| Louisiana
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State
legislature approved cell phone and driving studies.
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Maine |
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Persons with instructional permits or persons under 18
with restricted licenses may not operate a motor
vehicle while using a mobile telephone. |
| Maryland
|
Yes |
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Massachusetts |
Yes |
Cellular phone use is permitted as long as it does not
interfere with the operation of the vehicle and one
hand remains on the steering wheel at all times.
School bus drivers may not use cell phones while
operating a school bus, except for emergencies. Hands Free cell phone devices required while operating a
vehicle in Brookline. |
| Michigan
|
Yes |
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Minnesota |
Yes |
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Mississippi |
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State law
prohibits local jurisdictions from enacting
restrictions on use in motor vehicles. |
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Missouri |
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| Montana
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Yes |
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Nebraska |
Yes |
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| Nevada
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New Hampshire |
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Dealt with as a distracted driving issue; state
enacted a comprehensive distracted driving law. |
| New Jersey
|
Yes |
Hands Free cell phone devices required while operating a
vehicle in Marboro and Carteret. State legislature
approved cell phone and driving studies. Use is
prohibited for drivers under 21 while operating a
moving vehicle (except in an emergency situation) on a
Graduated License permit or provisional license.
School bus drivers may not use cell phones while
operating a school bus, except for emergencies. |
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New Mexico |
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Hands Free cell phone devices required while operating
a vehicle within city limits of Santa Fe. Police
officers currently are prohibited from using hand-held
cell phones while driving in cruisers. State
legislature approved cell phone and driving studies.
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| New York
|
Yes |
Hands Free cell phone devices are required while operating a
vehicle (hand-held cell phones can only be used in
emergencies.) State legislature approved cell phone
and driving studies. New York City prohibits taxicab
drivers from using cell phones while driving. |
|
North Carolina |
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Data collection analysis currently being done. |
| North
Dakota |
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Ohio |
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Hands Free cell phone devices required while operating
a vehicle in Brooklyn. |
| Oklahoma
|
Yes |
State law
prohibits local jurisdictions from enacting
restrictions on use in motor vehicles. |
|
Oregon |
Yes |
State law prohibits local jurisdictions from enacting
restrictions on use in motor vehicles. |
|
Pennsylvania |
Yes |
Hands Free cell phone devices required while operating a
vehicle in Conshohocken, Lebanon, Hilltown Township,
York and West Conshohocken. State legislature approved
cell phone and driving studies. |
|
Rhode Island |
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School bus drivers may not use cell phones while
operating a school bus, except for emergencies. |
| South
Carolina |
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South Dakota |
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| Tennessee
|
Yes |
School
bus drivers may not use cell phones while operating a
school bus, except for emergencies. |
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Texas |
Yes |
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| Utah |
Yes |
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Vermont |
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| Virginia
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State
legislature approved cell phone and driving studies.
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Washington |
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| West
Virginia |
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Wisconsin |
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| Wyoming
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