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ETHICS AND RESPONSIBILITY Using Cell Phones. Cell Phone Facts 39% of U.S. citizens have cell phones. 39% of U.S. citizens have cell phones. There is 1.

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1 ETHICS AND RESPONSIBILITY Using Cell Phones

2 Cell Phone Facts 39% of U.S. citizens have cell phones. 39% of U.S. citizens have cell phones. There is 1 new subscriber every 2 seconds (estimate). There is 1 new subscriber every 2 seconds (estimate).

3 Cell Phone Facts Only a few states routinely gather data on the role of cell phones in accidents. Only a few states routinely gather data on the role of cell phones in accidents. If you’re driving while talking on a wireless phone, you're four times as likely to have an accident (New England Journal of Medicine). If you’re driving while talking on a wireless phone, you're four times as likely to have an accident (New England Journal of Medicine).

4 Cell Phone Facts Japan banned driving while talking on mobile phones after the number of traffic accidents related to mobile phones increased by 11% in one year. Japan banned driving while talking on mobile phones after the number of traffic accidents related to mobile phones increased by 11% in one year. Nearly 118,000 wireless calls are made each day to emergency numbers. Nearly 118,000 wireless calls are made each day to emergency numbers.

5 Ms. Manners on Cell Phones “The correct place for a telephone in a restaurant is not between the bread plate and the wine glass, but on the hat rack in the coat check room.”

6 ETHICS AND RESPONSIBILITY Using Cell Phones http://www.swep.com South-Western Educational Publishing


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