phoneslaughter
n.— «Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and the District of Columbia have banned the use of handheld cell phones across their entire jurisdictions. Illinois, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Ohio and Pennsylvania allow municipalities to ban cell phone use while driving. In Ohio, the “phoneslaughter,” as some refer to it, has been banned in the communities of North Olmstead and Walton Hills.» —“Too Connected” by Matt Clark in Bowling Green State University BG News (Bowling Green, Ohio) Jan. 24, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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