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Bans on using cellphones while driving can decrease the rate of car accidents in cities, but not in rural areas, a new study suggests. Researchers examined car-accident rates in rural and urban areas of New York, where  cellphone use while driving  was banned in 2001, and compared them with similar areas of Pennsylvania, which does not ban the practice. In urban areas, the ban was associated with a relative decrease in  accident rates  over a seven-year period. By contrast, in very rural areas, the ban was associated with an increase in accident rates. The findings suggest that such bans benefit densely populated areas, the researchers said. So far, 10 states and Washington D.C. have banned all use of hand-held phones while driving, and 39 states have banned text messaging while driving. Research has suggested cellphone use while driving impairs driver performance.

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Bans on using cellphones while driving can decrease the rate of car accidents in cities, but not in rural areas, a new study suggests

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