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Nope. Anecdotal to me of course, but I did a little activity where I stood on a pedestrian island off a busy stretch of road near me. I did this a handful of times.

Over each 5 minute stretch, I'd observe at least 1/10 drivers staring down at their phones while driving through intersection

It's nuts. We are a distracted population.




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