Cells cause accidents

Lawmakers are right to ban calls to cell phones while driving, according to a study by researchers at Harvard University.

According to them, as much as 6 percent. Car accidents in the United States occur due to the inattention of a driver talking on the phone.

The analysis shows that 2,6 thousand people in the US die every year as a result of accidents caused by the use of the phone. people and 330 thousand are injured. For a single phone user, the risk is low - according to statistics, 13 out of a million people who use the phone while driving die. For comparison, out of a million people who are not wearing seat belts, 49 die. However, on a national scale, the burden is enormous. The authors of the report estimate that the costs associated with these accidents, mainly medical expenses, amount to up to 43 billion US dollars per year. Until now, these costs were thought to be no more than $2 billion, which would be a relatively small amount when considering the profits generated by mobile telephony. Most states in the US allow you to use your cell phone while driving.

However, representatives of mobile operators criticize the report. "It's kind of a guess," says a spokesman for one of the cell networks, the Cellular and Internet Association.

PSA customers complain

According to a PSA spokesman, customers who bought cars from the PSA Peugeot-Citroen group sued the company over defects in 1,9 turbodiesels that led to many accidents. Of the 28 million produced such engines, 1,6 accidents occurred for this reason.

The spokesman noted that this cannot be called a manufacturing error.

The French Le Monde wrote that some Peugeot 306 and 406 cars, as well as Citroen Xsara and Xantia models purchased in 1997-99, had problems leading to an engine explosion and oil leaks.

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