Car Talk

	Advocates for Cell Phone Safety This web site is dedicated to the memory of Kathy and Kimberly Seager who died from injuries sustained in a crash caused by cell phone abuse on July 25, 2002. Advocates for Cell Phone Safety has merged with the Partnership for Safe Driving, a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating all forms of dangerous driving.
	The Partnership for Safe Driving The Partnership was founded in February, 1997, and headquartered in Washington, DC. The organization works to change the driving culture in America through education, research and grassroots activism.
	Patti Pena's Web Site Since the tragic death of her daughter in a cell phone related car accident, Patti Pena has been tirelessly campaigning for car phone legislation. Her website is both a tribute to her daughter and a wealth of information on this subject.
	National Conference of State Legislatures Cell Phone and Highway Safety Legislative Update Our pal Matt Sundeen at the National Conference of State Legislatures has been busily tracking the cell phone issue for the last few years. Here's his official review of the topic, including the status of state legislation, summary of research findings, and info on current driving and talking regulations at the local, state and even international level.
	Cars.com information about safe driving and defensive driving. Until legislation is passed, the only way to protect against the many distracted cell phone users on the road is to drive defensively. Here's a refresher course in safe driving from cars.com that will help you stay out of harms way. (Of course, if you're willing to read this, you're probably not the person who needs it!)
	Cell Phone Industry Response Who said we're not magnanimous with our web space? Here's what those good-for-nothing, hare-brained schmoes in the cell phone industry had to say for their pathetic little selves, courtesy of "Wireless Week."
	Articles About Driving and Talking Here's a collection of our favorite cell phone related articles....including items on New York cabbies and flamboyant San Francisco mayor Willie Brown, plus more cell phone industry propaganda.

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