Pulitzer Prize for “Driven to Distraction”
Among the three Pulitzers awarded to The New York Times this year, one went to Matt Richtel for his series on the dangers posed by cell phones used behind the wheel. “Driven to Distraction” provides detailed data on the risks, noting that drivers using phones quadruple their risk of causing a crash.
The other day, I realized that I rarely listen to the radio anymore in my car. Why? The cell phone. I hate to admit it, but I’m addicted to the crackberry, and it’s going to require some real discipline for us to stop multitasking while driving. The dangers are just too grave.
Kudos to Richtel and The Times and the Pulitzer Prizes for shining a spotlight on this public health epidemic.
For the complete story, visit this link:
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/technology/series/driven_to_distraction/index.html#
