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26-Jan-2009

 

Kids and cell phones: A crosswalk hazard? (MSNBC)

More parents are looking to Cell Phones to help keep their children safe. But mom and dad should be aware: Kids who talk on a cell phone may be more likely to step into traffic, a new study shows.

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-26 05:20 Drivers beware -- kids crossing with cell phones (Interactive Investor)

CHICAGO, Jan 26 (Reuters Life!) - Drivers distracted by their own Cell Phones need to be on the lookout for a new danger -- distracted children crossing streets while talking on their own Cell Phones. A team at the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported on Monday that children who talk on Cell Phones while crossing streets are 43 percent more likely to be hit by a car than when their ...

Drivers beware -- kids crossing with cell phones (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Drivers distracted by their own cell phones need to be on the lookout for a new danger -- distracted children crossing streets while talking on their own cell phones.

Cell phones dangerous for child pedestrians, UAB study finds (EurekAlert!)

( University of Alabama at Birmingham ) Children who talk on cell phones while crossing streets are at a higher risk for injuries or death in a pedestrian accident, said psychologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in a new study that will appear in the February issue of Pediatrics.

Cell phones may soon be banned in school zones (Southlake Times)

Most people, parents and children, alike are attached to their cell phones and feel lost without them, but soon those people just might have to learn to deal with that feeling in school zones.

AG: Cell phones can endanger children (Coppell Gazette)

Most parents are cognizant of the dangers of children which may be lurking on television, in the movies or on video games, but State Attorney General Greg Abbott would like parents to be equally as concerned with the dangers to children using cell phones.

Cell phones, porn CDs seized from Alipore jails (IE via Yahoo! India News)

Six jammers were installed in 2006 at a cost Rs 20 lakh, but it was business as usual for inmates Although cell phone jammers were put in place in Alipore Central Jail way back in 2006, authorities were surprised on Sunday when they recovered six cell phones and a DVD player during a three-hour raid inside at the jail premises, conducted jointly by prison officials and sleuths from the detective ...

Miro again seeks ban on holding cell phones while driving (The Delaware Business Ledger)

One Newark-area lawmaker is renewing his quest to prohibit the use of hand-held cell phones while driving. You must be a Registered User to view the rest of the story.

Miro proposes ban on hand-held cell phones while driving (The Newark Post)

One state lawmaker is renewing his fight to prohibit the use of hand-held Cell Phones while driving. You must be a Registered User to view the rest of the story.

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