Aaron Adams’s Blowhard Blog

This article summarizes a study which concludes that persons aged 18-25 who are distracted by a hands-free cell phone while driving have the reaction time of a 70-year-old driver. Presumably, the problem is worse with handheld cell phones and people older than 25.

This article summarizes a study which concludes that persons driving while talking on a cell phone are as impaired as persons driving while intoxicated.

People driving while talking on a cell phones have the reaction times of elderly drivers.
People driving while talking on a cell phones are as dangerous as drunk drivers.
Therefore, elderly people are as dangerous as drunk drivers.

When will the elderly be taken off America’s roads?