Okla. Highway Safety Office

Here are the numbers that Dr. Kerr put up during Mass Comm Law Monday:

1998: 98
1999: 107
2000: 93
2001: 134
2002: 235
2003: 337
2004: 567
2005: 775
2006: 802

The source is: Oklahoma Highway Safety Office.
The numbers are the TOTAL number of Oklahoma crashes where a cell phone was a factor.
Good luck!

Survey on Driving/Cell Phone Use By a Cell Company

A press release came out this morning from Teletouch Communication' Hawk Electronics Division. The company, one of the biggest cellular providers for AT&T in the Arkansas/Texas area focused on two issues in a an e-mail survey that garnered 458 responses: general cell etiquette and cell use while driving.

According to the Hawk survey:

80% of the respondents admit to talking on their cell phone while driving without the use of a hands-free device;

Of that same group, 57% believe that it should be against the law to drive and talk on a mobile device without the use of a hands-free device;

Only 32% admit to having checked e-mail or sending a text message while driving.