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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 19 > Too distracted even to heed the research?

Too distracted even to heed the research?

Drivers increasingly talk and text, and lawmakers nationwide may not be addressing the right questions.

By Matt Richtel / The Bulletin
July 19, 2009

OKLAHOMA CITY — On his 15th birthday, Christopher Hill got his first cell phone. For his 16th, he was given a used red Ford Ranger pickup, a source of pride he washed every week.

The two de- vices would later be a deadly combination.

Hill took pride in his clean driving record.....

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