The Highway Loss Data Institute reports that laws banning using handheld mobile phones while driving or sending text messages while driving didn’t lead to reduced numbers of collision claims.
– The numbers aren’t adding up for the Highway Loss Data Institute. Comparing
insurance claims for crash damage in four U.S.
jurisdictions before and after bans on driving and using handheld phones,
researchers found no reduction in crashes after the bans.

quot;HLDI researchers calculated month…