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bout tht fo
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ns, moe th
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bove the bseline fo
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it is neby. Hee is the inte
esting pt, hoeve
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ding to LSU, F MOE dist
cted d
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ted tfficccidents in
nd ound NeO
lens in one
ecent ye involved distctions otheth
n cell phones. The most common distctioncco
ding to LSU sc
tegoy l
beled “OtheInside Vehicle”—
hiche c
n only intep
et to men dist
ctions like tu
ning ound to tlk to kids, fiddling
ith the dio settings, oeching to the floo
to pick up something tht d
opped. The second most common ctego
y of distction fod
ives involved in
ccidents in Ole
ns Pish in oneecent ye
s “Othe
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l distctions in the Big Esy
t’s one of the things th
t mkes ou
ton so F
BULOUS—thee is
lot to look ... even gkt. Just bec
use NOLh
s some petty
MZING sights
nd sounds, though, doesn’t men you should p
yttention to them
hile behind theheel. Keep you
eyes on theo
d!<em>
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ns out,ep
esented only the thid most common dist
ction involved in t
ffic
ccidents in Ole
ns Pish in oneecent ye
.
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nd lking in NeO
lens comes
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of potentil h
zds, fom tipsy young m
le dive
s to co
ded intesections.
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lens is
sensul fe
st beloved by itsesidents
nddo
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mpleh
t the city hs to offe
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steets c
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