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Cell Phones&Driving[1]
1. Cell Phones & Driving Alexis Baez Ann Marie Galli Meredith Alexis Mohsin Khan MBA 512 Final PresentationDecember 5th, 2009
2. Exploration – History & Facts: Current, timely, controversial topic Legislation varies between states and towns Hands-free laws Texting laws No laws Enforceable? Increase in accidents due to being distracted 6% of all accidents result from cell phone use 12,000 serious injuries per year 2,600 deaths Opinions vary among users Strongly against any cell phone use while driving Strongly for cell phone use while driving
3. Exploration – History & Facts: Human interest Popular with consumers & businesses 270 million cell phone subscribers in the U.S. (end of 2008) 76 million subscribers in 1999 in the U.S. – up 255% 80 % have admitted to using cell while driving Future Implications Wireless industry continues to grow More integration / applications New product launches / new technology How will law enforcement, insurance companies, and wireless industry handle the issues? Fines / legal action Insurance breaks / monitoring Education / safety / promotion
4. Exploration – Background Research: Background Research “Ban Cell Phones While Driving, Safety Council Says” January 11, 2009, www.foxnews.com “Driving Us to Distraction”, August 24, 2009, Time, Vol. 174, Issue 7 “Should Motorists Ever Talk On The Phone?”, February 16, 2009, www.cnn.com “Efforts To Limit Cell Phone Use While Driving Grow”, March 29th 2009, www.usatoday.com
5. Exploration – Research Questions: Research Questions What are the population’s views, behaviors & attitudes associated with cell phone use while driving? Do age and gender have an impact on cell phone use while driving? Does business use increase cell phone use while driving? Research Hypotheses: Younger age groups and females use cell phones more while driving. If laws banned cell phone use while driving, people would continue to use their cell phones.