The danger of distracted driving (2009)

U.S. Withheld Data Showing Risks of Distracted Driving

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/21/technology/21distracted.html?_r=1&hp

Something that is unrelated to the blog but leaves me totally perplexed once again by the infinite sophistication of the American civilization. How is this possible that NY times readers need a scientific study to prove that talking on the cellphone while driving is dangerous? Reminds me of the smoking lawsuits, and groundbreaking data about the danger of eating burgers 4 times a day, every day. Or perhaps this prepares the ground for the cellphone companies lawsuits?