If you missed him earlier this week, you can watch John Hood on television again this evening.
He offered analysis for a WRAL documentary on the dangers of using cell phones while driving.
From the TV station’s news release:
RALEIGH ? Hang up and drive. That?s the message of new research that shows you are four times more likely to be in a crash while talking on your cell phone, even while wearing a headset. The new WRAL Focal Point documentary ?Fatal Distraction,?illustrates the dangers of using a cell phone while driving. The documentary airs Thursday, August 26 at 7pm on WRAL-TV and is hosted by WRAL News reporter and anchor Monica Laliberte.
Researchers say talking on a cell phone impairs your cognitive function. Documentary host Monica Laliberte demonstrates that theory as she drives an obstacle course set up by the N.C. Highway Patrol. From dialing to answering to talking to texting, the results of her test drive will get your attention.
State lawmakers have banned texting while driving and cell phone use by school bus drivers and drivers under 18 years old, but efforts to pass a ban on cell phone use by all drivers has stalled.
