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If drivers decide to make phone calls without considering the costs imposed on others, the:

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The number of calls made while in the car will be above the socially optimal quantity. This is because the drivers will be looking at their own benefits received by making the calls and not the costs that could be involved (distraction, damage to self or others, lack of coordination).
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