California will become the fourth state to ban use of hand-held phones while driving, a trend that lends support to similar legislation planned next year in Arkansas. The question, of course, is whether a hands-free phone is safer.

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Have you ever encountered an erratic driver and then discovered the driver was on a cell phone? Be honest, phone addicts.

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