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>> maybe you wouldn't ride. it's a pain to wear a helmet. >> it's not. >> parts of australia, canada, new zealand made bike he will mets a requirement. head injuries dropped be uh the number of cyclists dropped at the same rate. >> really? i haven't seen that data. people stopped riding because they had to wear a helmet? >> some people didment adult cyclists went down by 29%. child cyclists 42%. >> i find that hard to believe. >> i like to shock you. >> another concept would be well, if you are required to wear a helmet, choose not to. in texas you are stopped and you have to pay a fine. pay a...

Of power, videos like this are proving to be key pieces of evidence. it's kind of a gray area when police can seize your phone. there are some exceptional circumstances like traffic violations like texting while driving but generally if you witnessed an event and recorded it's your choice whether or not to hand it over to police. police can file for a search warrant to venal gather evidence from your phone. >> we're joined now by a retired nypd detective and cnn political commentator. these cell phone cameras, i got one in my pocket now, everybody is a cameraman. is it changing the way police ...

Scribbling away. that's constructive criticism, america. you're welcome. >> what family? >> that's a good point. >> that's the problem. >> it's not homework it's the home. there's no home anymore, dana. no home at all. >> increasingly so. >> that's true. >> kids don't love homework. my son tried to leave his in the customs line in the dominican republic. >> we did a story on the dangers of texting while driving. i work on a tv show. the teacher gave her a "c" plus. a "c" would have been fine, but it's insulting when they add the plus. >> are you going to send a note? >> did you call the teache...

Mistakes. but just the bad choice of saying i don't have a baby-sitter. winter or summer, that's just awful. >> i don't know if there's any way -- or ben, sorry, i don't know if there's any way that one can argue this. it's the most horrific case and has just been gripping people. >> it is. i think a lot of this boils down to the issue of distractions in technology. there are so many people now that are so distracted even simple things like texting while driving, then getting out of the car and being forgetful. we're dealing with children here who cannot defend themselves. some of those parent...

Recently, my sister was asked to write an obituary for her daughter, my niece. the good news is my niece is not dead. she's fine. my sister was asked as part of the every 15 minutes program when dramatically instilled the horrors of drinking and texting while driving. the fake obituary is just the start. at school, a grim reaper arrives to call these dead kids out every 15 minutes to symbolize the stat that one kid dies 15 minutes from such actions. a police officer then comes in and reads the obituary, the teen returns to class in white face makeup and a toe tag as cops send mock death certif...