xisting concern and points to the need for further investigation.
The literature shows insufficient data regarding cellular phone use during motor vehicle operation and negative or positive affects on traffic accidents. Most states do not monitor this situation in an organized fashion and do not provide adequate statistical information.
Negative Affects of Cellular Phone Use
Statistics are reported from the Minnesota Motor Vehicle Crash Facts of 1994. This data includes the following: In the driver age groups 25 to 29 (17,246 drivers), 30 to 34 (17,378 drivers), and 35 to 64 (52,642 drivers), one percent of the multiple-vehicle crashes was due to the use of a cell phone or citizens-band radio and in other groups neither was a factor; in the driver age groups 15 to 19 (5,303 drivers), 25 to 29 (3,480 drivers), and 35 to 64 (9,752 drivers), one percent of the single-vehicle crashes involved a cell phone or CB radio; and in the age group 30 to 34 (3,399 drivers), two percent of
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