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Using a cell phone–even a hands-free one–while driving quadruples the risk of getting into a crash with serious injuries, a study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says. The study found that hand-held devices were very slightly riskier than hands-free ones, but the difference was not statistically significant. Chicago is one of a few cities nationwide that recently banned hand-held cell phone use while driving.
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Compiled from news services and edited by Cara DiPasquale (cdipasquale@tribune.com) and Scott Kleinberg (skleinberg@tribune.com)
