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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Cellphone Calls Mangle Driving Skills Driving while talking on your cell cuts by half the brain’s ability to recognize and respond to traffic conditions, <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20060814/tc_usatoday/cellphonecallsaffectdriversbrains" title="according to a study">according to a study</a>. Says a researcher: “Twentysomethings on a cellphone have the same reaction time as 70-year-olds.” <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20060814_cellphone_driving_skills/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20060814_cellphone_driving_skills/</a> Copyright © 2006 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Cellphone Calls Mangle Driving Skills Driving while talking on your cell cuts by half the brain’s ability to recognize and respond to traffic conditions, <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20060814/tc_usatoday/cellphonecallsaffectdriversbrains" title="according to a study">according to a study</a>. Says a researcher: “Twentysomethings on a cellphone have the same reaction time as 70-year-olds.” <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20060814_cellphone_driving_skills/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20060814_cellphone_driving_skills/</a> Copyright © 2006 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com

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