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It can delay detection and response and contribute to serious or fatal crashes.
Because it diverts attention from driving, can delay hazard detection and response, and contribute to serious or fatal crashes. Figures depend on year, scope and source: one third is not a universal proportion, and a contributing factor is not necessarily the sole cause. Nor can it be called the fastest-growing factor over a decade without comparable evidence.
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It can delay detection and response and contribute to serious or fatal crashes.
It can cause only property damage, never injury or death.
It is always irrelevant when driving within the speed limit.
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