Driven to Distraction: U.S. Withheld Data Showing Driving Risks

New York Times by Matt Richtel | Jul. 21, 2009 (News Report)

In 2003, researchers at a federal agency proposed a long-term of study of 10,000 drivers to assess the safety risk posed by cellphone use behind the wheel. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Business, Sci/Tech
Topics: Bush Administration, U.S. Congress, Lobbying, Technology, Science, Cars
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Posted by: Posted by Glenn LaBauve - Jul 20, 2009 - 6:01 PM PDT
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Apr 13, 2010 - 8:31 AM PDT

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 by Glenn LaBauve - Jul. 21, 2009

It appears that the Bush administration did not discriminate in its disdain for science that did not support its conclusions.

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